Balearic Shearwater vs Persian Shearwater

Puffinus mauretanicus verglichen mit Puffinus persicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Balearic Shearwater Persian Shearwater
Wissenschaftlicher Name Puffinus mauretanicus Puffinus persicus
Ordnung Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familie Procellariidae Procellariidae
Erhaltungsstatus Critically Endangered Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 48,4 cm (19.1 in) 39,2 cm (15.4 in)
Gewicht 514,8 g (18.16 oz) 194,0 g (6.84 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Balearic Shearwater only

Persian Shearwater only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

Least Concern

Persian Shearwater

About These Birds

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.

Persian Shearwater

30–32 cm. Dark brown above; white below with dark smudging on flanks and vent. Breeds islands in the Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf region. Ranges in NW Indian Ocean; poorly studied. Closely related to Audubon's Shearwater complex; feeds on fish and squid.

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