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;[[:Category:Calonectris|Calonectris]] edwardsii | ;[[:Category:Calonectris|Calonectris]] edwardsii | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | Brownish upperparts, white underparts, dark brown mantle and hindneck, dark brown head, grey bill. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Cape Verde Islands]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | Monotypic. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Open seas. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | == | + | It nest in hollows in cliffs and offshore rocks. |
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | BirdLife International | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Calonectris+edwardsii}} | {{GSearch|Calonectris+edwardsii}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]][[Category:Calonectris]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]][[Category:Calonectris]] | ||
Revision as of 15:04, 16 January 2009
Alternative name: Cape Verde Islands Shearwater
- Calonectris edwardsii
Identification
Brownish upperparts, white underparts, dark brown mantle and hindneck, dark brown head, grey bill.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Monotypic.
Habitat
Open seas.
Behaviour
It nest in hollows in cliffs and offshore rocks.
References
BirdLife International
