Cory's shearwater is a large shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae. It breeds colonially of rocky islands in the eastern Atlantic. Outside the breeding season it ranges widely in the Atlantic. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with Scopoli's shearwater. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Cory, CB 1881)
Reference:
Bull. Nuttall Orn. Club
6 p.84
Protonym:
Puffinus borealis
Type locality:
off Chatham Island, Massachusetts.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21225695
Avibase ID:
710BB4E6D1B2E7FF
Avibase ID:
avibase-710BB4E6
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/710BB4E6
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 203448
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931): Puffinus diomedea borealis [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.): Puffinus diomedea borealis [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.): Puffinus diomedea borealis [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21st suppl.): Puffinus diomedea borealis [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 22nd suppl.): Puffinus diomedea borealis [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 23rd suppl.): Puffinus diomedea borealis [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 24th suppl.): Puffinus diomedea borealis [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.): Puffinus diomedea borealis [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.): Puffinus diomedea borealis [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.): Puffinus diomedea borealis [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.): Puffinus diomedea borealis [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.): Puffinus diomedea borealis [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.): Puffinus diomedea borealis [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.): Puffinus diomedea borealis [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957): Puffinus diomedea borealis [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.): Puffinus diomedea borealis [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.): Puffinus diomedea borealis [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Cory’s Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition): Calonectris diomedea borealis |
Clements 1st edition: Mediterranean Shearwater ( Puffinus kuhli) |
Clements, version 2021: Calonectris diomedea borealis [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Calonectris diomedea borealis [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Calonectris diomedea borealis [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Calonectris diomedea borealis [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Calonectris diomedea borealis [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Calonectris diomedea borealis [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Calonectris diomedea borealis [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Calonectris diomedea borealis [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Calonectris diomedea borealis [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Calonectris diomedea borealis [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Calonectris diomedea borealis [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Calonectris diomedea borealis [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Calonectris diomedea borealis [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Calonectris diomedea borealis [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Calonectris diomedea borealis [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Calonectris diomedea borealis [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Calonectris diomedea borealis [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Calonectris diomedea borealis [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Calonectris diomedea borealis [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Calonectris diomedea borealis [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Calonectris diomedea borealis [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Calonectris diomedea borealis [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Calonectris diomedea borealis [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Calonectris diomedea borealis [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Cory's Shearwater (borealis) ( Calonectris diomedea borealis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Cory's Shearwater (borealis) ( Calonectris diomedea borealis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Cory's Shearwater (borealis) ( Calonectris diomedea borealis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Cory's Shearwater (borealis) ( Calonectris diomedea borealis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Cory's Shearwater (borealis) ( Calonectris diomedea borealis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Cory's Shearwater (borealis) ( Calonectris diomedea borealis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Cory's Shearwater (borealis) ( Calonectris diomedea borealis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Cory's Shearwater (borealis) ( Calonectris diomedea borealis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Cory's Shearwater (borealis) ( Calonectris diomedea borealis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Cory's Shearwater (borealis) ( Calonectris diomedea borealis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Cory's Shearwater (borealis) ( Calonectris diomedea borealis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Cory's Shearwater (borealis) ( Calonectris diomedea borealis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Cory's Shearwater (borealis) ( Calonectris diomedea borealis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Calonectris diomedea borealis [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Calonectris diomedea borealis [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Calonectris diomedea borealis [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Calonectris diomedea borealis [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Calonectris diomedea borealis [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Calonectris diomedea borealis [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Calonectris diomedea borealis [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Calonectris diomedea borealis [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Calonectris diomedea borealis [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Calonectris diomedea borealis [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Calonectris diomedea borealis [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Calonectris diomedea borealis [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Puffinus diomedea borealis [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Calonectris diomedea borealis [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Cory's Shearwater ( Calonectris borealis) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Calonectris diomedea borealis [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Calonectris diomedea borealis [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Calonectris [diomedea or borealis]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
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