Cook's Petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Pterodroma cookii مقارنةً بـ Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Cook's Petrel Balearic Shearwater
الاسم العلمي Pterodroma cookii Puffinus mauretanicus
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Procellariidae Procellariidae
حالة الحفاظ Vulnerable Critically Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 42,6 cm (16.8 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
الوزن 194,33333333333334 g (6.85 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Cook's Petrel only

Balearic Shearwater only

حالة الحفاظ

Vulnerable

Cook's Petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Cook's Petrel

26–30 cm, wingspan 66 cm. Pale grey above with dark M-mark; white underparts with dark partial collar and carpal bar. Breeds only on islands off New Zealand (Little Barrier, Codfish). Vulnerable; migrates to North Pacific. Feeds on squid and crustaceans.

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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