Small Saint Helena Petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Bulweria bifax مقارنةً بـ Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Small Saint Helena Petrel Balearic Shearwater
الاسم العلمي Bulweria bifax Puffinus mauretanicus
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Procellariidae Procellariidae
حالة الحفاظ Extinct Critically Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
الوزن 167,17 g (5.90 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Small Saint Helena Petrel only

بلا

Balearic Shearwater only

حالة الحفاظ

Extinct

Small Saint Helena Petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Small Saint Helena Petrel

Extinct; known only from subfossil bones from St. Helena Island. Smaller than Bulwer's Petrel; went extinct shortly after human settlement of St. Helena, likely from introduced predators. Part of the endemic St. Helena seabird community that was largely extirpated by human arrival.

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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