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Alternative name: Cape Verde Islands Shearwater

Calonectris edwardsii

[edit] Identification

Brownish upperparts, white underparts, dark brown mantle and hindneck, dark brown head, grey bill.

[edit] Distribution

Cape Verde Islands.

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic.

[edit] Habitat

Open seas.

[edit] Behaviour

It nest in hollows in cliffs and offshore rocks.

[edit] References

BirdLife International

[edit] External Links