Calonectris diomedea
Calonectris diomedea (Scopoli, 1769)
Cory's shearwater
Calonectris diomedea
photo by FAO

Family:  Procellariidae ()
Max. size:  53 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 600.0 g
Environment:  others; marine
Distribution:  Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean.
Diagnosis:  Culmen: 5.43 cm; tarsus: 5.34 cm; wing: 35.1 cm.
Biology:  Total Length: 46 to 53 cm; Wingspan: 111 cm (Ref. 8812). Mediterranean populations overwinter mainly in the Southern Atlantic Ocean. Known oversea and at the shore (Ref. 83946). Surface seizing; shallow plunging; steep surface salinity and temperature gradient (Ref. 81748).
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 07 August 2018 Ref. 123251)
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