Cory's shearwater / Gelbschnabel-Sturmtaucher (Calonectris borealis)

Wikipedia: Cory's shearwater Source: WIKIPEDIA Cory%27s_Shearwater_from_the_Crossley_ID_Guide_Britain_and_Ireland_crop.jpg

Observations

🔍 No documented observation

Description

Classification: Genus Calonectris (Calonectris); Family Shearwaters and petrels (Procellariidae)
General: Cory's shearwater (Calonectris borealis) is a large shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae. The genus name Calonectris comes from Ancient Greek kalos, "good" and nectris, "swimmer", and borealis is Latin for "northern".^[2] The English name is after the American ornithologist Charles B. Cory. [more]