Pycroft's Petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Pterodroma pycrofti مقارنةً بـ Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Pycroft's Petrel Balearic Shearwater
الاسم العلمي Pterodroma pycrofti Puffinus mauretanicus
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Procellariidae Procellariidae
حالة الحفاظ Vulnerable Critically Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 42,8 cm (16.9 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
الوزن 156,5 g (5.52 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Pycroft's Petrel only

Balearic Shearwater only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Vulnerable

Pycroft's Petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Pycroft's Petrel

26–28 cm. Small; pale grey above with dark M-mark; white underparts with partial dark collar. Breeds small islands off northern New Zealand (Poor Knights, Hen & Chickens). Vulnerable; migrates to North Pacific. Feeds on squid and fish; nocturnal at colonies; threatened by rats.

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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