Where does the Cape Verde Shearwater live?
Calonectris edwardsii has 3,521 records in 25 countries and territories, from 1910 to 2026. Most records come from Cabo Verde.
- 3,521 records
- 25 places
- 32 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesProcellariiformesProcellariidaeCalonectris
When it is recorded
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Peak month: April. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cabo Verde | 1,047 | |
| Argentina | 271 | |
| Portugal | 244 | |
| Spain | 223 | |
| Senegal | 131 | |
| France | 124 | |
| United Kingdom | 74 | |
| Western Sahara | 58 | |
| South Africa | 52 | |
| ZZ | 43 | |
| Netherlands | 27 | |
| Saint Helena | 21 | |
| Guernsey | 18 | |
| United States | 18 | |
| Brazil | 8 | |
| Namibia | 8 | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 8 | |
| Belgium | 5 | |
| Guadeloupe | 5 | |
| Uruguay | 4 | |
| New Zealand | 3 | |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 2 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 2 | |
| Morocco | 2 | |
| Mauritania | 2 |
Related animals
Others in the family Procellariidae.
Northern Fulmar
1,313,870 records
sooty shearwater
433,535 records
Cory's Shearwater
308,993 records
Manx Shearwater
203,395 records
great shearwater
171,256 records
wedge-tailed shearwater
166,210 records
White-chinned Petrel
124,739 records
short-tailed shearwater
123,756 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.