Atlantic Petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Pterodroma incerta مقارنةً بـ Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Atlantic Petrel Balearic Shearwater
الاسم العلمي Pterodroma incerta Puffinus mauretanicus
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Procellariidae Procellariidae
حالة الحفاظ Endangered Critically Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 63,6 cm (25.0 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
الوزن 515,0 g (18.17 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Atlantic Petrel only

Balearic Shearwater only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Atlantic Petrel

43 cm, wingspan 104 cm. Large; dark brown above with pale belly and dusky breast-band creating hooded appearance. Breeds Tristan da Cunha and Gough Island; ranges into south Atlantic and Indian Ocean. Endangered; threatened by introduced predators and longline fisheries.

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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