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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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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Cape Verde Shearwater being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Calonectris diomedea
- Calonectris borealis
- Calonectris leucomelas
- Ardenna pacifica
- Ardenna creatopus
- Ardenna bulleri
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- Family
- Procellariidae
- Genus
- Calonectris
- Species
- Calonectris edwardsii
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