Audubon's Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Puffinus lherminieri مقارنةً بـ Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Audubon's Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
الاسم العلمي Puffinus lherminieri Puffinus mauretanicus
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Procellariidae Procellariidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Critically Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 37,1 cm (14.6 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
الوزن 209,0 g (7.37 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Audubon's Shearwater only

بلا

Balearic Shearwater only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Audubon's Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Audubon's Shearwater

27–33 cm. Small; dark brown above; white below with clean-cut pattern. Breeds Caribbean, tropical Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Ocean islands. Wide geographic range with multiple subspecies. Feeds on fish; breeds in burrows on oceanic islands; Near Threatened.

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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