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Cory's Shearwater (Calonectris borealis)

Off the coast of São Vicente, SP, Brazil.

 

Known in Brazil as "bobo-grande".

 

In late summer and autumn, the species migrates into the Atlantic as far north as the south-western coasts of Great Britain and Ireland, when they can be seen near the coast off Brazil.

 

This shearwater is identifiable by its size, at 45–56 cm (18–22 in) in length and with a 112–126 cm (44–50 in) wingspan. It has brownish-grey upperparts, white underparts and a yellowish bill.

 

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Order: Procellariiformes

Family: Procellariidae

Genus: Calonectris Mathews & Iredale, 1915

Species: C. borealis (Cory, 1881)

Binomial name: Calonectris borealis

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