Jouanin's Petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Bulweria fallax مقارنةً بـ Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Jouanin's Petrel Balearic Shearwater
الاسم العلمي Bulweria fallax Puffinus mauretanicus
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Procellariidae Procellariidae
حالة الحفاظ Near Threatened Critically Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 48,2 cm (19.0 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
الوزن 167,5 g (5.91 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Jouanin's Petrel only

بلا

Balearic Shearwater only

حالة الحفاظ

Near Threatened

Jouanin's Petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Jouanin's Petrel

43–45 cm. Larger than Bulwer's Petrel; all sooty-brown with a wedge-shaped tail and faint pale wing-bar. Breeds southern Arabian Sea islands (Socotra region); ranges in Indian Ocean. Near Threatened; poorly studied. Feeds on squid and fish; crepuscular and nocturnal 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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