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.