Balearic Shearwater vs Newell's Shearwater

Puffinus mauretanicus مقارنةً بـ Puffinus newelli

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Balearic Shearwater Newell's Shearwater
الاسم العلمي Puffinus mauretanicus Puffinus newelli
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Procellariidae Procellariidae
حالة الحفاظ Critically Endangered Critically Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 48,4 cm (19.1 in) 48,2 cm (19.0 in)
الوزن 514,8 g (18.16 oz) 382,5 g (13.49 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Balearic Shearwater only

Newell's Shearwater only

حالة الحفاظ

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Newell's 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.

Newell's Shearwater

33 cm. Dark above; white below with variable dark markings on flanks and vent. Breeds Kauai and possibly other Hawaiian islands. Endangered; threatened by introduced predators, light attraction, and vehicle strikes. Migrates to western Pacific; feeds on fish and squid.

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