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Cape Verde Shearwater

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Alternative name: Cape Verde Islands Shearwater

Calonectris edwardsii

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[edit] Identification

  • Brownish upperparts
  • White underparts
  • Dark brown mantle and hindneck
  • Dark brown head
  • Grey bill

[edit] Distribution

Breeds in the Cape Verde Islands.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

[edit] Habitat

Open seas.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Breeding

It nest in hollows in cliffs and offshore rocks.

[edit] References

  1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. BirdLife International

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