The Azores, a Portuguese archipelago in the North Atlantic, is home to roughly 60% of the world's Cory’s Shearwater, Calonectris diomedea, population. Up to 180,000 pairs of this seabird, cousin of
The Azores, a Portuguese archipelago in the North Atlantic, is home to roughly 60% of the world's Cory’s Shearwater, Calonectris diomedea, population. Up to 180,000 pairs of this seabird, cousin of the albatross, breed in the islands in late summer.
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