Fluttering Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Puffinus gavia مقارنةً بـ Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Fluttering Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
الاسم العلمي Puffinus gavia Puffinus mauretanicus
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Procellariidae Procellariidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Critically Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 39,6 cm (15.6 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
الوزن 267,6666666666667 g (9.44 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Fluttering Shearwater only

Balearic Shearwater only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Fluttering Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Fluttering Shearwater

33 cm. Dark brown above; white below; relatively short-tailed. Breeds New Zealand North Island coast; non-breeding range restricted to Tasman Sea and nearby waters. Sedentary compared to most shearwaters; feeds on fish and squid. Near Threatened due to small range.

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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