Wedge-tailed Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Ardenna pacifica مقارنةً بـ Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Wedge-tailed Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
الاسم العلمي Ardenna pacifica Puffinus mauretanicus
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Procellariidae Procellariidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Critically Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 59,4 cm (23.4 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
الوزن 435,0 g (15.34 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Wedge-tailed Shearwater only

Balearic Shearwater only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Wedge-tailed Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Wedge-tailed Shearwater

38–46 cm, wingspan 97–105 cm. Long wedge-shaped tail diagnostic; dark brown above; polymorphic below (dark or white-breasted). Breeds tropical Pacific and Indian Ocean islands. Ranges widely at sea. Feeds on fish and squid; often associates with tuna. Common and widespread.

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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