Masatierra Petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Pterodroma defilippiana مقارنةً بـ Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Masatierra Petrel Balearic Shearwater
الاسم العلمي Pterodroma defilippiana Puffinus mauretanicus
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Procellariidae Procellariidae
حالة الحفاظ Vulnerable Critically Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 45,2 cm (17.8 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
الوزن 173,83333333333334 g (6.13 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Masatierra Petrel only

بلا

Balearic Shearwater only

حالة الحفاظ

Vulnerable

Masatierra Petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Masatierra Petrel

26–28 cm. Small; pale grey above with dark M-mark; white underparts with partial dark collar. Breeds Juan Fernandez and Desventuradas islands off Chile. Vulnerable; small range. Ranges in subtropical southeast Pacific; closely related to Cook's and Pycroft's petrels.

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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