Nou rècord de longevitat per a virot (Calonectris diomedea diomedea)

• Autores: Carles López Jurado, Juan Salvador Aguilar, Maties Rebassa, Fernando Jurado
• Localización: Anuari Ornitològic de les Balears: revista d'observació, estudi i conservació dels aucells, ISSN-e 2174-4998, ISSN 1137-831X, Vol. 10, 1995, pág. 35
• Idioma: catalán
• Títulos paralelos:
  • New longevity record for CoIy's Sheanvater (Calonectris diomedea diomedea).
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• Resumen

  • An adult Cory's Shearwater of the Mediterranean subspecies Calonectris dionredea diomedea was recovered on 27 August 1994 during a ringing campaign on the islet Estell Xapat, Cabrera National Park (Balearic Islands).

    The bird liad been ringed with the legend «Museo de Ciencias, Madrid, E-19637», and it was confirmed that it was 20 years old. This is the maximum known age for a bird of this subspecies in the Mediterranean.