Large Saint Helena Petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Pterodroma rupinarum verglichen mit Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Large Saint Helena Petrel Balearic Shearwater
Wissenschaftlicher Name Pterodroma rupinarum Puffinus mauretanicus
Ordnung Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familie Procellariidae Procellariidae
Erhaltungsstatus Extinct Critically Endangered
Länge
Flügelspannweite 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Gewicht 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Large Saint Helena Petrel only

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Balearic Shearwater only

Erhaltungsstatus

Extinct

Large Saint Helena Petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Large Saint Helena Petrel

Extinct; known only from subfossil bones found on St. Helena. Medium-large petrel that went extinct within the last few centuries, likely due to human settlement, habitat destruction, and introduced predators. Related to living Pterodroma species; part of the endemic St. Helena avifauna.

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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