Hutton's Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Puffinus huttoni مقارنةً بـ Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Hutton's Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
الاسم العلمي Puffinus huttoni Puffinus mauretanicus
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Procellariidae Procellariidae
حالة الحفاظ Endangered Critically Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 41,8 cm (16.5 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
الوزن 345,4166666666667 g (12.18 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Hutton's Shearwater only

Balearic Shearwater only

حالة الحفاظ

Endangered

Hutton's Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Hutton's Shearwater

38 cm. Dark above; white below; larger than Fluttering Shearwater. Breeds only in alpine zone of Kaikoura Ranges, South Island, New Zealand. Endangered; very restricted inland breeding range unique among shearwaters; feeds at sea in Tasman Sea and off south Australia.

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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