Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels

Cape Verde Shearwater

Calonectris edwardsii

The Cape Verde Shearwater (Calonectris edwardsii) is a 535 g ocean-going bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. It migrates.

Family

Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels

Order

Procellariiformes

Weight

535 g

Habitat

Marine

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Migrant

Countries recorded

10

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