Balearic Shearwater vs Manx Shearwater

Puffinus mauretanicus مقارنةً بـ Puffinus puffinus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Balearic Shearwater Manx Shearwater
الاسم العلمي Puffinus mauretanicus Puffinus puffinus
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Procellariidae Procellariidae
حالة الحفاظ Critically Endangered Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 48,4 cm (19.1 in) 46,5 cm (18.3 in)
الوزن 514,8 g (18.16 oz) 482,25 g (17.01 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Balearic Shearwater only

بلا

Manx Shearwater only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

Least Concern

Manx Shearwater

About These Birds

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.

Manx Shearwater

30–38 cm, wingspan 76–89 cm. Classic small shearwater; jet-black above, brilliant white below; rapid wing-beats and stiff glides. Breeds UK, Faroe, Iceland, and Canary islands; makes extraordinary migrations to south Atlantic. Feeds on fish and squid; nocturnal at colonies. Near Threatened.

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