Genus
Calonectris
4 species
The list of species of Calonectris genus
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The list of species of Calonectris genus
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Cory's shearwater (Calonectris borealis ) is a large shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae. It breeds colonially of rocky islands in the eastern Atlantic. Outside the breeding season it ranges widely in the Atlantic. It was formerly...
Scopoli's shearwater (Calonectris diomedea ) is a seabird in the petrel family Procellariidae. It breeds on rocky islands and on steep coasts in the Mediterranean but outside the breeding season it forages in the Atlantic. It is brownish grey above...
The streaked shearwater (Calonectris leucomelas ) is a species of seabird. The adult bird averages 48 cm (19 in) in length, with a 122 cm (48 in) wingspan.
The Cape Verde shearwater (Calonectris edwardsii ), or cagarra locally, is a medium-large shearwater, a seabird in the petrel family Procellariidae. It is endemic to the Cape Verde archipelago of Macaronesia in the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of...