Cory’s Shearwater Calonectris diomedea [Scopoli, 1769] |
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Order:
Procellariiformes
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Family: Procellariidae |
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BTO Codes:
CQ, CORSH
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EURING No: 360 | |
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Number in Britain:
1500 records/year
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Passage Visitor
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Subspecies:
borealis (SM), diomedea (V) recorded in Britain (of 3 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
46 cm
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Wingspan: 115 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 950 g
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: kalos=beautiful + nektris=swimmer and after Diomedes, a Greek warrior whose companions were turned into seabirds |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: is of e Atlantic and Mediterranean, RANGES: Atlantic |
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Habitat:
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Pelagic, breeds in island burrows & crevices |
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Diet:
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Mostly fish, some squid and crustaceans also offal, mostly at night |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
1906
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Distribution by County
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Other Names |
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: Aderyn-Drycin Cory |
| Danish: Kuhls skrĺpe | Dutch: Kuhls pijlstormvogel |
| Finnish: Keltanokkaliitäjä | French: Puffin cendré |
| German: Gelbschnabel-Strumtaucher | Hungarian: Mediterrán vészmadár |
| Icelandic: Urđaskrofa |
Irish:
Cánóg Cory
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| Italian: Berta maggiore | Norwegian: Gulnebblire |
| Polish: Burzyk zóltodzioby | Portuguese: Pardela-de-bico-amarelo |
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Spanish:
Pardela cenicienta
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Swedish: Gulnäbbad lira |
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For More Information... |
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Books and Monographs:
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| Thibault, J-C. et al. 1997 BWP Update 1:75-98 | |
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Wikipedia entry
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BirdLife species page
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Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
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Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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