Short-tailed Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Ardenna tenuirostris مقارنةً بـ Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Short-tailed Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
الاسم العلمي Ardenna tenuirostris Puffinus mauretanicus
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Procellariidae Procellariidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Critically Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 52,4 cm (20.6 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
الوزن 695,0 g (24.52 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Short-tailed Shearwater only

Balearic Shearwater only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Short-tailed Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Short-tailed Shearwater

41–43 cm, wingspan 95–100 cm. Sooty-brown; silvery underwing flash. Breeds Bass Strait islands (Australia) in enormous numbers; one of the world's most abundant seabirds. Migrates to North Pacific in vast flocks. Feeds on krill and fish. Harvested sustainably as 'muttonbirds' in Tasmania.

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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