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Cory's Shearwater

(Calonectris borealis)
German name(s): "Corysturmtaucher", "Gelbschnabelsturmtaucher"
Size: 50-56 cm; wing span 1.18-1.26 m
Weight: 700-800 g

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Physical description

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Taxonomy, classification

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Range, habitat, finding this species

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Sightings

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Photos

ADULT

Sex unknown

Near-frontal view of Cory's Shearwater (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[5 NM off Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2022]

Lateral view of Cory's Shearwater (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[5 NM off Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2022]

Lateral view of Cory's Shearwater (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[5 NM off Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2022]

Lateral view of four Cory's Shearwaters (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Between Faial Island and Pico Island, Azores, November 2018]

Near-frontal view of Cory's Shearwater in flight; note the worn tips of the primaries (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Off Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2020]

Close-up near-lateral view of Cory's Shearwater in flight; note the all-black "fingers" of the primaries (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Off Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2020]

Near-lateral/ventral view of Cory's Shearwater in flight, wings fully extended (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Between Faial Island and Pico Island, Azores, November 2018]

Near-lateral/ventral view of Cory's Shearwater in flight, wings angled (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Between Faial Island and Pico Island, Azores, November 2018]

Distant near-lateral/ventral view of Cory's Shearwater in flight; this photo illustrates how pale the tips of the primaries can look in direct sunlight (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Off Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2019]

Lateral view of Cory's Shearwater in flight (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[5 NM off Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2018]

Lateral view of Cory's Shearwater in flight, wings flat (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[5 NM off Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2018]

Lateral view of Cory's Shearwater in flight, wings up; here one can see that the white area on the underwing stops short of the primaries (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[5 NM off Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2018]

Lateral view of Cory's Shearwater in flight, with a clear view of the upperwings (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Between Faial Island and Pico Island, Azores, November 2018]

Lateral/ventral view of Cory's Shearwater in flight (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Between Faial Island and Pico Island, Azores, November 2018]

Lateral/ventral view of Cory's Shearwater in flight; note the all-black tips of the primaries (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Off Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2020]

Lateral/ventral view of Cory's Shearwater in flight (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Off Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2020]

Near-dorsal/ventral view of Cory's Shearwater in flight (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Between Faial Island and Pico Island, Azores, November 2018]

Frontal view of Cory's Shearwater in flight, with a young Yellow-legged Gull that may have scavenged its fish
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[5 NM off Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2018]

Near-lateral/ventral view of Cory's Shearwater in flight, with a young Yellow-legged Gull that may have scavenged its fish (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[5 NM off Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2018]

Overview of different species of shearwaters hunting in coastal waters off the south-western tip of Iberia
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Off Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2018]

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