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Scopoli's Shearwater

(Calonectris diomedea)
German name(s): "Sepiasturmtaucher"
Size: 45-52 cm; wing span 1.12-1.22 m

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Physical description

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Taxonomy, classification

See Scopoli's Shearwater at Wikipedia .

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Range, habitat, finding this species

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Sightings

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Photos

ADULT

Sex unknown

Near-dorsal view of Scopoli's Shearwater; this bird was not identified by just this photo, but others taken in flight (shown below; October 2022) (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Off Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2022]

Near-lateral view of Scopoli's Shearwater in flight (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Off Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2020]

Near-lateral view of the same Scopoli's Shearwater as above; in this view, with a more acute angle onto the primaries, the white "finger" pattern on the primaries is hardly visible (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Off Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2020]

Near-dorsal view of Scopoli's Shearwater taking off; note the prominent white "finger" pattern on the primaries; at lower right, for comparison, a Sooty Shearwater (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Off Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2022]

Near-dorsal view of Scopoli's Shearwater banking to land on water (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Off Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2022]

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