Cape Verde Shearwater

Calonectris edwardsii

The Cape Verde shearwater, 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.

Scientific name
Calonectris edwardsii
Family
Shearwaters and Petrels
IUCN status
NT