Barolo Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Puffinus baroli مقارنةً بـ Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Barolo Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
الاسم العلمي Puffinus baroli Puffinus mauretanicus
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Procellariidae Procellariidae
حالة الحفاظ Not Evaluated Critically Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
الوزن 164,5 g (5.80 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Barolo Shearwater only

بلا

Balearic Shearwater only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Not Evaluated

Barolo Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Barolo Shearwater

25–28 cm. Small; dark above, white below with white cheeks. Breeds Macaronesian islands (Canaries, Azores). Ranges in North Atlantic. Near Threatened; threatened by introduced predators and light pollution. Formerly lumped with Little Shearwater; fast direct flight.

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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