Henderson Petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Pterodroma atrata مقارنةً بـ Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Henderson Petrel Balearic Shearwater
الاسم العلمي Pterodroma atrata Puffinus mauretanicus
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Procellariidae Procellariidae
حالة الحفاظ Endangered Critically Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 59,0 cm (23.2 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
الوزن 320,0 g (11.29 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Henderson Petrel only

Balearic Shearwater only

حالة الحفاظ

Endangered

Henderson Petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Henderson Petrel

36–38 cm. All-dark gadfly petrel; sooty-brown with slightly paler primary patch below. Breeds Henderson Island (Pitcairn Islands). Endangered; population estimated at 5,000–10,000 pairs but vulnerable to introduced rats. Ranges in South Pacific; feeds at night on squid.

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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