Cape Verde Shearwater

Calonectris edwardsii (Oustalet, 1883)

535 gWeight

The Cape Verde shearwater (Calonectris edwardsii), or cagarra locally, is a medium-large shearwater, a seabird in the petrel family Procellariidae.

Busiest months: April · Most records: Cape Verde, Senegal, Morocco

Near Threatened

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: April · Most records: Cape Verde, Senegal, Morocco

Cape Verde Shearwater has been recorded at 11 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Ngor – Hotel Le CalaoSenegal72 records
Ilhéu RasoCape Verde59 records
Zone Humide de LacacãoCape Verde6 records

More places

Achada Fazenda lagoonCape Verde3 records
Sal – Santa MariaCape Verde2 records
Tarrafal – Sewage PondsCape Verde2 records
Barragem de FavetaCape Verde1 record
Rabil LagoonCape Verde1 record
Mindelo WTPCape Verde1 record
Barragem de PoilãoCape Verde1 record

Countries and regions with the most records

Cape Verde Senegal Morocco

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The Cape Verde shearwater (Calonectris edwardsii), or cagarra locally, is a medium-large shearwater, a seabird in the petrel family Procellariidae. It is endemic to the Cape Verde archipelago of Macaronesia in the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of West Africa.

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Questions

How big is the Cape Verde Shearwater?

The Cape Verde Shearwater weighs around 535 g.

Where does the Cape Verde Shearwater live?

Its breeding range: Atlantic Ocean: Santo Antao, Branco, Raso, San Nicolau, Santiago and Brava (Cape Verde Islands; southern Macaronesia, west of northwestern Africa). It is most often recorded in Cape Verde, Senegal and Morocco.