Kermadec Petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Pterodroma neglecta مقارنةً بـ Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Kermadec Petrel Balearic Shearwater
الاسم العلمي Pterodroma neglecta Puffinus mauretanicus
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Procellariidae Procellariidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Critically Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 57,6 cm (22.7 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
الوزن 452,5 g (15.96 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Kermadec Petrel only

بلا

Balearic Shearwater only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Kermadec Petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Kermadec Petrel

38 cm. Polymorphic: pale morph has white underparts; dark morph is all brown-grey. Breeds Kermadec, Juan Fernandez, and Pacific islands. Ranges widely in subtropical and tropical Pacific. Feeds on fish and squid; nests in rock crevices and burrows.

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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