Sooty Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Ardenna grisea مقارنةً بـ Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Sooty Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
الاسم العلمي Ardenna grisea Puffinus mauretanicus
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Procellariidae Procellariidae
حالة الحفاظ Near Threatened Critically Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 59,1 cm (23.3 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
الوزن 814,0 g (28.71 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Sooty Shearwater only

Balearic Shearwater only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Near Threatened

Sooty Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Sooty Shearwater

40–51 cm, wingspan 94–110 cm. All dark sooty-brown with silvery-white underwing flash. Breeds New Zealand and southern South America; undertakes one of the longest migrations of any animal to North Pacific and Atlantic. Feeds on fish, squid, and krill. Near Threatened; millions estimated.

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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