Vanuatu petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Pterodroma occulta verglichen mit Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Vanuatu petrel Balearic Shearwater
Wissenschaftlicher Name Pterodroma occulta Puffinus mauretanicus
Ordnung Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familie Procellariidae Procellariidae
Erhaltungsstatus Not Evaluated Critically Endangered
Länge
Flügelspannweite 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Gewicht 325,0 g (11.46 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Vanuatu petrel only

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Balearic Shearwater only

Erhaltungsstatus

Not Evaluated

Vanuatu petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Vanuatu petrel

37–40 cm. Dark above with white forehead and underparts; black partial collar. Breeds Vanuatu; poorly known. Endangered or Critically Endangered with very few confirmed nests. Described as full species only in 1984; nocturnal at colonies; feeds on squid and fish in tropical Pacific.

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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