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Cory's Shearwater
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Procellariiformes
Family: Procellariidae
Genus: Calonectris
Species: diomedea
Binomial name
Calonectris diomedea
(Scopoli, 1769)

The Cory's Shearwater (Calonectris diomedea) is a large shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae. Scientific classification - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria Placozoa Bilateria Acoelomorpha Orthonectida Rhombozoa ?Myxozoa Superphylum Deuterostomia    Chordata (vertebrates, etc. ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicates Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... For other meanings of bird, see bird (disambiguation). ... Procellariiformes (from the Latin procella, a storm) is an order of birds formerly called Tubinares and still called tubenoses in English. ... Genera Several, see text. ... Genus Calonectris Mathews & Iredale 1915 Calonectris is a genus of seabirds. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is a standard convention used for naming species. ... Giovanni Antonio Scopoli (June 3, 1723 - May 8, 1788) was an Italian-Austrian physician and naturalist. ... 1769 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Genera Procellaria Calonectris Puffinus †See also fulmar, prion, petrel Shearwaters are medium-sized long-winged seabirds. ... Seabirds are birds that spend much of their lives, outside the breeding season at least, at sea. ... Genera Several, see text. ...


This species breeds on islands and cliffs in the Mediterranean, with the odd outpost on the Atlantic coast of Iberia. The nest is in a burrow or among rocks, and is visited at night to minimise predation from large gulls. In late summer and autumn, most birds migrate into the Atlantic as far north as the south-western coasts of Great Britain and Ireland. They return to the Mediterranean in February. The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ... The Atlantic Ocean is Earths second-largest ocean, covering approximately one-fifth of its surface. ... topographic map of the Iberian Peninsula The Iberian Peninsula, or Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe. ... Genera Pagophila Larus Rissa Creagus Xema Rhodostethia Gulls are seabirds in the family Laridae and subfamily Lari. ... Orders Many - see section below. ... Long-distance land bird migration Many species of land birds migrate very long distances, the most common pattern being for birds to breed in the temperate or arctic northern hemisphere and winter in warmer regions, often in the tropics or the southern hemisphere. ... February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...


This bird flies with long glides, and always with wings bowed and angled slightly back, unlike the stiff, straight-winged flight of the similarly-sized Great Shearwater. Binomial name Puffinus gravis (OReilly, 1818) The Great Shearwater (Puffinus gravis) is a large shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae. ...


This shearwater is identifiable by its size, at 45-56 cm lin ength and with a 112-126 cm wingspan. It has brownish-grey upperparts, white underparts and yellowish bill. It lacks the brown belly patch, dark shoulder markings and black cap of Great Shearwater.


The endemic Cape Verde Islands race is distinctive. It has an all dark, slim bill, and darker head and upperparts than other forms. The flight has been described as rather more typically shearwater like than other subspecies of Cory’s, with stiffer and more rapid wing beats. It is sometimes given specific status as Cape Verde Shearwater, C. edwardsii ((Oustalet), 1883). This article is about the ecological meaning of endemic. See also endemic (epidemiology). ... Dr Jean-Frédéric Emile Oustalet (August 24, 1844 - October 23, 1905) was a French zoologist. ... 1883 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...


The Cory's Shearwater feeds on fish, molluscs and offal. It readily follows fishing boats, where it indulges in noisy squabbles. This is a gregarious species, which can be seen in large numbers from ships or appropriate headlands. The Bay of Biscay ferries are particularly good for this species. It is silent at sea, but at night the breeding colonies are alive with raucous cackling calls. Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus, the most abundant fish species in the world. ... Classes Caudofoveata Aplacophora Polyplacophora - Chitons Monoplacophora Bivalvia - Bivalves Scaphopoda - Tusk shells Gastropoda - Snails and Slugs Cephalopoda - Squids, Octopuses, etc. ... The Bay of Biscay (French: Golfe de Gascogne; Spanish: Mar Cantábrico) is an arm of the North Atlantic Ocean. ...


This bird was named after the American ornithologist Charles B. Cory. Charles Barney Cory (January 31, 1857 _ July 31, 1921) was an American ornithologist. ...


 

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