Calonectris diomedea, Cory's shearwater

Calonectris diomedea   (Scopoli, 1769)

Cory's shearwater
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Aves | Procellariiformes | Procellariidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Others.  Subtropical; 53°N - 38°S, 51°W - 37°E (Ref. 124582)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 53.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8812); max. published weight: 600.00 g (Ref. 356)

Short description Morphology

Culmen: 5.43 cm; tarsus: 5.34 cm; wing: 35.1 cm.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Total Length: 46 to 53 cm; Wingspan: 111 cm (Ref. 8812). Mediterranean populations overwinter mainly in the Southern Atlantic Ocean. Known oversea and at the shore (Ref. 83946). Surface seizing; shallow plunging; steep surface salinity and temperature gradient (Ref. 81748).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Lepage, D. 2007. (Ref. 7816)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 07 August 2018

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 10.9 - 26.6, mean 19.2 (based on 1680 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Moderate vulnerability (41 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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