Masatierra Petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Pterodroma defilippiana verglichen mit Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Masatierra Petrel Balearic Shearwater
Wissenschaftlicher Name Pterodroma defilippiana Puffinus mauretanicus
Ordnung Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familie Procellariidae Procellariidae
Erhaltungsstatus Vulnerable Critically Endangered
Länge
Flügelspannweite 45,2 cm (17.8 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Gewicht 173,83333333333334 g (6.13 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Masatierra Petrel only

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Balearic Shearwater only

Erhaltungsstatus

Vulnerable

Masatierra Petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Masatierra Petrel

26–28 cm. Small; pale grey above with dark M-mark; white underparts with partial dark collar. Breeds Juan Fernandez and Desventuradas islands off Chile. Vulnerable; small range. Ranges in subtropical southeast Pacific; closely related to Cook's and Pycroft's petrels.

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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