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Calonectris diomedea (Scopoli, 1769) Family: petrels, shearwaters Order: Procellariiformes print version
Cory's shearwater Puffin cendré Pardela cenicienta Gelbschnabel-Sturmtaucher
Migration: interoceanic

Verbreitungskarte von Calonectris diomedea Migratory. Mediterranean birds mostly come out into Atlantic, where move rapidly S; abundant off South Africa, occurring Nov-May. Race borealis winters off E coasts of N and S America, and probably in SW Indian Ocean, where species recorded in large numbers, Dec-Mar; vagrant to New Zealand. Race edwardsii also leaves breeding grounds, but winter quarters unknown.   (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1992)


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(Last update: 26.04.04 by E.Heuel)