Shearwater: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Article title updated for style. Nov 13, 2026
Added photograph. Sep 08, 2011
Text describing the conservation status of Newell's shearwater (Puffinus newelli), Townshend's shearwater (P. auricularis), and the Balearic shearwater (P. mauretanicus) added. Aug 31, 2011
Photo of sooty shearwater (Puffinus griseus ) added. Aug 31, 2011
Media added. Mar 23, 2010
Added new Web site: What Bird.com - Sooty Shearwater. Oct 31, 2008
Added new Web site: Madeira Birds - Manx Shearwater. Oct 31, 2008
Added new Web site: New Zealand Birds - Titi, the sooty shearwater. Oct 31, 2008
Added new Web site: Animal Trial - Shearwater. Oct 31, 2008
Added new Web site: Parks and Wildlife Service of Tasmania - Short-Tailed Shearwater. Oct 31, 2008
Added new Web site: The Bird Guide - Short-tailed Shearwaters. Oct 31, 2008
Added new Web site: BirdGuides - Cory's Shearwater. Oct 31, 2008
Added new Web site: ReefED - Shearwaters. Oct 31, 2008
Added new Web site: Earth-Life Web Productions - Shearwaters. Oct 31, 2008
Added new Web site: Audubon - Newell's Shearwater. Oct 31, 2008
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Animals - Shearwater. May 26, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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