Peruvian Diving-petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Pelecanoides garnotii comparado con Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Peruvian Diving-petrel Balearic Shearwater
Nombre científico Pelecanoides garnotii Puffinus mauretanicus
Orden Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familia Procellariidae Procellariidae
Estado de conservación Near Threatened Critically Endangered
Longitud
Envergadura 26,8 cm (10.6 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Peso 193,0 g (6.81 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Peruvian Diving-petrel only

Ninguno

Balearic Shearwater only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Near Threatened

Peruvian Diving-petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Peruvian Diving-petrel

22–24 cm. Small, stocky diving seabird; dark above, white below. Breeds coastal Peru and Chile; non-migratory. Uses wings to 'fly' underwater like alcids; feeds on anchovy and krill in the Humboldt Current. Endangered; highly vulnerable to El Niño events and guano harvesting disturbance.

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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