Scopoli's shearwater
Calonectris diomedea (Scopoli, 1769)
The scopoli's shearwater (Calonectris diomedea) is a species in the family Procellariidae, order Procellariiformes. Recorded adults weigh 535 g to 955.6 g and live up to 24.8 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the scopoli's shearwater
- Weight
- 535 g – 955.6 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 1.17 m – 1.35 msrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- 24.8 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- marinesrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 54 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 8.35 yearssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 0.951src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Migratorysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the scopoli's shearwater?
Where does the scopoli's shearwater live?
Not recorded
What is the scopoli's shearwater?
Scopoli's shearwater (Calonectris diomedea) is a seabird in the petrel family Procellariidae. It breeds on rocky islands and on steep coasts in the Mediterranean but outside the breeding season it forages in the Atlantic. It is brownish grey above with darker wings and mostly white below. The bill is pale yellow with a dark patch near the tip. The sexes are alike. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with Cory's shearwater.
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Is the scopoli's shearwater endangered?
The scopoli's shearwater is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the scopoli's shearwater classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderProcellariiformes
- familyProcellariidae
- genusCalonectris
- SpeciesCalonectris diomedea (Scopoli, 1769)
Synonyms Calonectes diomedea diomedea, Calonectris borealis borealis, Calonectris diomedea diomedea, Calonectris kuhli kuhli, Procellaria diomedea, Procellaria kuhlii, Puffinus diomedea, Puffinus diomedea diomedea, Puffinus diomedea disputans, Puffinus kuhli
Other names and names in other languages (87)
- Cory's shearwaterEnglish
- Cory's shearwater (Scopoli's)English
- Mediterranean Cory's shearwaterEnglish
- Mediterranean shearwaterEnglish
- GeelbekpylstormvoëlAfrikaans
- جلم ماء كوريArabic
- جلم الماء الكبيرArabic
- Gaviota fina cenisosaAragonese
- pardiella parda mediterráneaAsturian
- Буравеснік міжземнаморскіBelarusian
- Жълтоклюн буревестникBulgarian
- Virot GrosCatalan
- baldriga cendrosaCatalan
- Baldriga cendrosa mediterràniaCatalan
- buřňák šedýCzech
- buřňák šedý středomořskýCzech
- Adar Drycin CoryWelsh
- aderyn drycin CoryWelsh
- Aderyn drycin ScopoliWelsh
- Kuhls skråpeDanish
- Scopoli´ SkråpeDanish
- Skopolis SkråpeDanish
- SepiasturmtaucherGerman
- Gelbschnabel-SturmtaucherGerman
- GelbschnabelsturmtaucherGerman
- Sepia-SturmtaucherGerman
- ΑρτέμηςGreek
- Αρτέμης της ΜεσογείουGreek
- Flavbeka pufinoEsperanto
- skopolia pufinoEsperanto
- Pardela grandeSpanish
- Pampero cenicientoSpanish
- pardela cenicientaSpanish
- Pardela cenicienta mediterráneaSpanish
- Pardela de CorySpanish
- atlantise tormilindEstonian
- Gabia arreaBasque
- کبوتر دریایی مدیترانه ایPersian
- välimerenliitäjäFinnish
- keltanokkaliitäjäFinnish
- nevgulur skrápurFaroese
- puffin cendréFrench
- Puffin de ScopoliFrench
- Cánóg CoryIrish
- Cánóg ScopoliIrish
- Scraayl ScopoliScottish Gaelic
- Pardela cincentaGalician
- Pardela cincenta atlánticaGalician
- יסעור גדולHebrew
- kaukalCroatian
- Veliki zovojCroatian
- mediterrán vészmadárHungarian
- UrðaskrofaIcelandic
- berta maggioreItalian
- Berta maggiore mediterraneaItalian
- オニミズナギドリJapanese
- チチュウカイオニミズナギドリJapanese
- geltonsnapė audronašaLithuanian
- dzeltenknābja vētrasputnsLatvian
- MpamobeMalagasy
- голем завојMacedonian
- കോറി തിരവെട്ടിMalayalam
- Kuhls pijlstormvogelDutch
- Scopoli's PijlstormvogelDutch
- gulnebblireNorwegian
- poseidonlireNorwegian
- burzyk żółtodziobyPolish
- cagarraPortuguese
- Cagarra do MediterrâneoPortuguese
- cagarra-do-mediterrâneoPortuguese
- cagarra-mediterrânicaPortuguese
- средиземноморский буревестникRussian
- Атлантический пёстрый буревестникRussian
- FiskesnjunsaddiNorthern Sami
- víchrovník plavýSlovak
- Víchrovník žltozobýSlovak
- rumenokljuni viharnikSlovenian
- lajmëtari i madh i fortunesAlbanian
- Golemi zovojSerbian
- scopoliliraSwedish
- diomedesliraSwedish
- gulnäbbad liraSwedish
- boz yelkovanTurkish
- Буревісник середземноморськийUkrainian
- Строкатий атлантичний буревісникUkrainian
- 斯氏鹱Chinese
- 史氏猛鸌Chinese
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Relatives of the scopoli's shearwater
Other species in the same genus Calonectris.
Streaked shearwater
Calonectris leucomelas
Cape Verde shearwater
Calonectris edwardsii
Cory's shearwater
Calonectris borealis
Wingate's shearwater
Calonectris wingatei
CompareScopoli's shearwater vs Streaked shearwaterScopoli's shearwater vs Cape Verde shearwaterScopoli's shearwater vs Cory's shearwaterScopoli's shearwater vs Wingate's shearwater
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the scopoli's shearwater?
An adult scopoli's shearwater weighs 535 g – 955.6 g and has a wingspan of 1.17 m – 1.35 m, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the scopoli's shearwater endangered?
The scopoli's shearwater is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the scopoli's shearwater live?
The scopoli's shearwater has a recorded lifespan of 24.8 years.
What kind of animal is the scopoli's shearwater?
The scopoli's shearwater (Calonectris diomedea) belongs to the family Procellariidae in the order Procellariiformes.
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