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Cory's Shearwater

Puffin cendré

Calonectris diomedea

Birds of North America
  • Cory's Shearwater
  • Cory's Shearwater
  • Cory's Shearwater
  • Cory's Shearwater
  • Cory's Shearwater

Life, Habitat & Pictures of the Cory's Shearwater

B L W W W Family Latin Name
18" 45.7cm 44" 111.8cm 1.8lb 816.5g Procellariidae Calonectris diomedea

  • Breeding
  • Year Around
  • Winter
Cory's Shearwater range

The Cory's Shearwater is one of the larger members of the shearwater family seen in North America. This shearwater may appear in different shades, ranging from tan to light brown and to dark brown. Its yellow-coloured bill is the key identification factor in identifying it. These shearwaters are seen in the Caribbean Sea and it is seen in the waters off of Cuba.


Birds of Cuba