Little Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Puffinus assimilis مقارنةً بـ Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Little Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
الاسم العلمي Puffinus assimilis Puffinus mauretanicus
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Procellariidae Procellariidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Critically Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 36,0 cm (14.2 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
الوزن 198,0 g (6.98 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Little Shearwater only

Balearic Shearwater only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Little Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Little Shearwater

25–30 cm. Small shearwater; dark above with white underparts and extensive white on face and sides of neck. Breeds Canary Islands, Madeira, and southern hemisphere islands; ranges in adjacent oceans. Feeds on small fish and squid; fast fluttering flight close to water.

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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