Zino's Petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Pterodroma madeira verglichen mit Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Zino's Petrel Balearic Shearwater
Wissenschaftlicher Name Pterodroma madeira Puffinus mauretanicus
Ordnung Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familie Procellariidae Procellariidae
Erhaltungsstatus Endangered Critically Endangered
Länge
Flügelspannweite 50,6 cm (19.9 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Gewicht 227,5 g (8.02 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Zino's Petrel only

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Balearic Shearwater only

Erhaltungsstatus

Endangered

Zino's Petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Zino's Petrel

33–36 cm. Small gadfly petrel; grey-brown above with white underparts and partial dark breast-band. Critically Endangered; breeds only on Madeira's high central mountains (fewer than 65 pairs). Threatened by light pollution, introduced predators. Long-distance migrations to Atlantic.

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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