Summary ⁷

The Cory's shearwater (Calonectris borealis) is a large shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae. This bird is named after the American ornithologist Charles B. Cory.

Range description ⁸

Calonectris diomedea breeds in Algeria, Croatia, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Spain (excluding the Canary Islands), Tunisia and Turkey (Derhé 2012). The majority of the population spends the non-breeding season in the Atlantic, including areas off the west coast of Africa and east coast of Brazil (Péron et al. 2012). The global population is thought to be in slow decline overall, although more research is required (Derhé 2012, Carboneras et al. 2013).

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1. (c) Artie Kopelman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/23524762@N00/259662156
2. (c) Artie Kopelman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://farm1.static.flickr.com/107/259662156_4a31cd14e7_o.jpg
3. (c) Wikimedia Commons, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Cagarra_Selvagem_Pequena.jpg/460px-Cagarra_Selvagem_Pequena.jpg
4. (c) Marcabrera, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/Calonectris_diomedea%2C_Cabrera_National_Park_%2812076283283%29.jpg
5. (c) PNPC83, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/Puffin_cendr%C3%A9_BOMPAR_PNPC.jpg
6. (c) Greg Lasley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Greg Lasley
7. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calonectris_borealis
8. (c) International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/30971619

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• VertNet
• Xeno-canto

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