Cape Verde Shearwater (Calonectris edwardsii)

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 20,000 (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Cape Verde Shearwater (Calonectris edwardsii) [XC718760]
by id from Barril, Tarrafal de Sao Nicolau, Cape Verde (call)

Nest
In hollows in cliffs and offshore rocks and under large boulders.

Subspecies
Calonectris Diomedea (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Scopoli's Shearwater (Calonectris diomedea) and Cape Verde Shearwater (Calonectris edwardsii) following Hazevoet (1995), contra Brooke (2004). Calonectris diomedea (Hazevoet 1995) was split by Sangster et al. (1998) into Scopoli's Shearwater (Calonectris diomedea) and Cory's Shearwater (Calonectris borealis) but this treatment is not followed by the BirdLife International.

No subspecies.

Notes
Split from Calonectris diomedea in 2004.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Cape Verde Shearwater (Calonectris edwardsii) - 10 files

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