Barolo Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Puffinus baroli verglichen mit Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Barolo Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
Wissenschaftlicher Name Puffinus baroli Puffinus mauretanicus
Ordnung Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familie Procellariidae Procellariidae
Erhaltungsstatus Not Evaluated Critically Endangered
Länge
Flügelspannweite 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Gewicht 164,5 g (5.80 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Barolo Shearwater only

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Balearic Shearwater only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Not Evaluated

Barolo Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Barolo Shearwater

25–28 cm. Small; dark above, white below with white cheeks. Breeds Macaronesian islands (Canaries, Azores). Ranges in North Atlantic. Near Threatened; threatened by introduced predators and light pollution. Formerly lumped with Little Shearwater; fast direct flight.

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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