An adult Cory's Shearwater of the Mediterranean subspecies Calonectris diomedea diomedea of more than 22 years of age has been controlled in the Cabrera National Park (Balearic Islands). This bird whas ringed as a pullus on 9'n August 1974 on the islet of s'Estell Xapat (Cabrera). It was controlled on 20"' Au2ust 1988 on the islet na Plana and again on 14"' August 1996 on the same islet. The elapsed time beetwen the date of ringing and the second control was 8.041 days. This recovery is, without daubt, the maximum longevity known for this subspecies, reaching 22 years.
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