Boyd's Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Puffinus boydi مقارنةً بـ Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Boyd's Shearwater only

بلا

Balearic Shearwater only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Not Evaluated

Boyd's Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Boyd's Shearwater

27 cm. Dark brown above; white below; white face with dark eye-patch. Breeds Cape Verde Islands. Ranges in tropical east Atlantic. Closely related to Barolo Shearwater; both formerly grouped in Little Shearwater complex. Near Threatened; feeds on small fish and squid.

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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