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Scopoli's Shearwater (Calonectris diomedea)
Verified source photographJan Ebr & Ivana EbrováCC-BY · View source
PRB-0173Procellariiformes

Scopoli's Shearwater

Pampero de Scopoli

Calonectris diomedea

Accidental / vagrantIUCN LC · Least Concern

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 with darker wings and mostly white below. The bill is pale yellow with a dark patch near the tip. The sexes are alike. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with Cory's shearwater.

FamilyProcellariidaeShearwaters and Petrels
Puerto Rico occurrenceAccidental / vagrantAvibase inferred core 380
Primary habitatopen-oceanSea
Primary dietFishAquatic predator
Average mass707 gGlobal trait estimate
MovementMigratory; Long-distance dispersalGeneralist

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XC1000504Recording 1 of 3nocturnal flight call, wing sound
Spectrogram of Scopoli's Shearwater: nocturnal flight call, wing sound
SpectrogramCalonectris diomedea

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Sound recorded by Francesco Barberini · XC1000504 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Visualization by Stichting Xeno-canto voor Natuurgeluiden.

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Island profile

Catalog scopeAvibase inferred core 380

About the Scopoli's Shearwater

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 with darker wings and mostly white below. The bill is pale yellow with a dark patch near the tip. The sexes are alike. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with Cory's shearwater.

Conservation

Least Concern

IUCN LC

Global IUCN
LC
Puerto Rico DNER
No current listing in source crosswalk
Federal ESA
No current listing in source crosswalk
Critical habitat
Not identified in source crosswalk

Natural history

How it lives

Habitat
open-ocean
Elevation
0–435 m
Nest
Burrow / ground cavity; Crevice · Rock; Ground
Clutch
1–1 eggs
Social behavior
Colonial

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