Cory's shearwater (alternate) / Sepiasturmtaucher (alternate) (Calonectris diomedea)

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Classification: Genus Calonectris; Family Shearwaters and petrels (Procellariidae)
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa.
General: Der Sepiasturmtaucher (Calonectris diomedea, Syn.: Puffinus diomedea), früher als Gelbschnabel-Sturmtaucher bezeichnet, ist eine Vogelart aus der Ordnung der Röhrennasen. Es werden drei Unterarten unterschieden: C. d. diomedea (Scopoli, 1769), C. d. borealis (Cory, 1881) und C. d. edwardsii (Oustalet, 1883). [more]
Vocalization: Very vocal at breeding ground. [Link]
Calls: Calls with a very nasal, comical, mewing "ke-kooeee", ending with falling pitch, like a releasing sigh or moan. Sometimes reltively pure, other times very hoarse and raucous. [Link]
Physical details: length=45-46 cm, wingspan=105-125 cm, weight=800-1100 g

Song: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording.
Song attributes: Frequency:
Cory's Shearwaters meowing at Hotel Jardin Tecina in Playa Santiago, La Gomera edited down. La Gomera 2022-03-16 22:04:37

First documented observation: 2022-03-16 in Canary Islands. Most recent observation: 2022-03-17 in La Gomera.

Additional Audio


Cory's Shearwaters at Hotel Jardin Tecina, La Gomera edited down. La Gomera 2022-03-17 21:42:26

Canary Islands 2022-03-16 22:03:45 ♫ 2022-03-16 22:03:45 Source: BirdNet 20220316_220345 birdnet - Cory's Shearwater at Hotel Jardin Tecina - No confident detection - Laguna de Santiago.mp3 Canary Islands (song?)

Cory's Shearwater from YouTube. 2012-07-16 00:00:00

Cory's shearwater on Selvagem Grande near Madeira, 2005-07-08, presumably by Niklas Holmström - wonderful, weird sounds. Madeira

Web pages with this species:

Birds of the Canary Islands