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Cory's Shearwater![]() Size: 50-56 cm; wing span 1.18-1.26 m Weight: 700-800 g |
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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]