Streaked Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Calonectris leucomelas مقارنةً بـ Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Streaked Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
الاسم العلمي Calonectris leucomelas Puffinus mauretanicus
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Procellariidae Procellariidae
حالة الحفاظ Near Threatened Critically Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 63,8 cm (25.1 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
الوزن 530,5 g (18.71 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Streaked Shearwater only

Balearic Shearwater only

حالة الحفاظ

Near Threatened

Streaked Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Streaked Shearwater

48 cm, wingspan 122 cm. Large shearwater; brown-streaked white head and neck; brown above, white below. Breeds Japan and islands of East Asia; migrates south to Australia and Indian Ocean. Feeds on fish and squid; forms large flocks; the most abundant shearwater in NW Pacific.

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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