Bryan's Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Puffinus bryani مقارنةً بـ Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Bryan's Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
الاسم العلمي Puffinus bryani Puffinus mauretanicus
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Procellariidae Procellariidae
حالة الحفاظ Critically Endangered Critically Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 33,0 cm (13.0 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
الوزن 147,0 g (5.19 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Bryan's Shearwater only

بلا

Balearic Shearwater only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Critically Endangered

Bryan's Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Bryan's Shearwater

27 cm. Small shearwater; dark brown above, white below with dark smudging on flanks. Known from only a few specimens collected at Midway Atoll; Critically Endangered or possibly extinct. No confirmed breeding in decades; one of the least-known shearwaters.

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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