Balearic Shearwater vs Yelkouan Shearwater

Puffinus mauretanicus مقارنةً بـ Puffinus yelkouan

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Balearic Shearwater Yelkouan Shearwater
الاسم العلمي Puffinus mauretanicus Puffinus yelkouan
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Procellariidae Procellariidae
حالة الحفاظ Critically Endangered Vulnerable
الطول
طول الجناح 48,4 cm (19.1 in) 45,8 cm (18.0 in)
الوزن 514,8 g (18.16 oz) 422,5 g (14.90 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Balearic Shearwater only

بلا

Yelkouan Shearwater only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

Vulnerable

Yelkouan 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.

Yelkouan Shearwater

30–38 cm. Brown-black above, white below; similar to Manx but darker with brown flanks and dusky undertail. Breeds Mediterranean islands and coasts. Non-breeding range in eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea. Vulnerable; threatened by introduced predators and light pollution. Feeds on fish and squid.

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