Buller's Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Ardenna bulleri مقارنةً بـ Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Buller's Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
الاسم العلمي Ardenna bulleri Puffinus mauretanicus
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Procellariidae Procellariidae
حالة الحفاظ Vulnerable Critically Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 55,2 cm (21.7 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
الوزن 388,5 g (13.70 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Buller's Shearwater only

Balearic Shearwater only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Vulnerable

Buller's Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Buller's Shearwater

46–47 cm, wingspan 96–99 cm. Distinctive; dark above with grey-white M-mark on upperwing; white below with grey cap. Breeds only Snares and Poor Knights Islands, New Zealand. Migrates to North Pacific. Near Threatened; feeds on fish and squid; gregarious at sea.

Balearic Shearwater

30–38 cm. Brown above; variably dirty-white to brown below; often shows brown smudging on flanks. Breeds only Balearic Islands, Spain. Critically Endangered with fewer than 3,000 pairs; faces extinction. Migrates to NE Atlantic; threatened by predators, fishing bycatch, and tourist development.

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