Cory's shearwater / Sepiasturmtaucher (Calonectris diomedea)

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Wikipedia: Cory's shearwater Source: WIKIPEDIA Cory%27s_Shearwater_from_the_Crossley_ID_Guide_Britain_and_Ireland_crop.jpg

Observations

First documented observation: 2022-03-16 in Canary Islands. Most recent observation: 2022-03-17 in La Gomera.

Description

Classification: Genus Calonectris (Calonectris); Family Shearwaters and petrels (Procellariidae)
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa.
General:Cory's shearwater (Calonectris borealis) is a large shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae. The genus name Calonectris comes from Ancient Greek kalos, "good" and nectris, "swimmer", and borealis is Latin for "northern".[2] The English name is after the American ornithologist Charles B. Cory. [more]
Vocalization:Very vocal at breeding ground. [Link]

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=45-46 cm, wingspan=105-125 cm, weight=800-1100 g

Vocalisation

Song: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording.
Song attributes: Frequency:
Cory's Shearwaters meowing at Hotel Jardin Tecina in Playa Santiago, La Gomera edited down. La Gomera 2022-03-16 22:04:37

Additional Audio


Cory's Shearwaters at Hotel Jardin Tecina, La Gomera edited down. La Gomera 2022-03-17 21:42:26

Canary Islands 2022-03-16 22:03:45 ♫ 2022-03-16 22:03:45 Source: BirdNet 20220316_220345 birdnet - Cory's Shearwater at Hotel Jardin Tecina - No confident detection - Laguna de Santiago.mp3 Canary Islands (song?)

Cory's Shearwater from YouTube. 2012-07-16 00:00:00

Cory's shearwater on Selvagem Grande near Madeira, 2005-07-08, presumably by Niklas Holmström - wonderful, weird sounds. Madeira

Web pages with this species:

Birds of the Canary Islands