Scopoli's shearwater
| Scopoli's shearwater | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Procellariiformes |
| Family: | Procellariidae |
| Genus: | Calonectris |
| Species: | C. diomedea |
| Binomial name | |
| Calonectris diomedea (Scopoli, 1769) | |
Scopoli's shearwater (Calonectris diomedea) is a bird in the Procellariidae family formerly considered conspecific with Cory's shearwater (Calonectris borealis). It has no subspecies.[2]
Range
Calonectris diomedea breeds across the Mediterranean; on Minorca, Ibiza, Formentera, Cabrera, Conillera and Dragonera in the Balearics; on the Îles d'Hyères in France; on Elba, small islands off Sardinia and Sicily, Pantelleria and Lampedusa in Italy; In Malta; on coastal Croatian islands and parts of the mainland; on Kythira, Kolpos and the Cyclades in Greece.[3]
The majority of the population spends the non-breeding season in the Atlantic, including areas off the west coast of Africa and east coast of Brazil.[4]
Diet
Diet is mostly squid, which are obtained mainly by surface-seizing. It is regularly attracted to trawlers to feed on offal.[4]
References
- ↑ Birdlife International (2014). "Calonectris diomedea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ↑ "Loons, penguins, petrels". International Ornithological Congress. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
- ↑ "Calonectris diomedea range map". International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Calonectris diomedea". International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2015-01-15.