Description:-

Named after the American ornithologist Charles B. Cory, this bird has brownish-grey upperparts, white underparts and a yellowish bill. It lacks the brown belly patch, dark shoulder markings and black cap of the great shearwater 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. The birds feed largely on fish, cephalopods and crustaceans.

Threats:-

Not recorded

Remark:-

Cory’s Shearwater breeds on islands and cliffs in the Mediterranean, and during winter reaches India.

Habitat:-

Pelagic, mainly offshore.

Synonyms:-

References:-

BirdLife International (2015) Species factsheet: Calonectris borealis. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 29/01/2015.
IUCN. 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2012.1). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 19 June 2012).