Scopoli's shearwater: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Scopoli's shearwater lives – recorded in 17 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Calonectris diomedea
Group	Seabirds, divers & grebes
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	17 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Mass	74 g (birth weight); 956 g (male organism, adult weight); 817 g (female organism, adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Procellariiformes
Family	Procellariidae

Where does the Scopoli's shearwater live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Scopoli's shearwater in 17 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa, South America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a Scopoli's shearwater?

Wikidata records the following for the Scopoli's shearwater: mass 74 g (birth weight); 956 g (male organism, adult weight); 817 g (female organism, adult weight).

Is the Scopoli's shearwater endangered?

The Scopoli's shearwater’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Scopoli's shearwater?

The Scopoli's shearwater (Calonectris diomedea) is a bird in the order Procellariiformes and the family Procellariidae, genus Calonectris. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About 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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Scopoli's shearwater (revision 1320048572), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q216850 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).