Cook's Petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Pterodroma cookii comparado con Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Cook's Petrel Balearic Shearwater
Nombre científico Pterodroma cookii Puffinus mauretanicus
Orden Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familia Procellariidae Procellariidae
Estado de conservación Vulnerable Critically Endangered
Longitud
Envergadura 42,6 cm (16.8 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Peso 194,33333333333334 g (6.85 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Cook's Petrel only

Balearic Shearwater only

Estado de conservación

Vulnerable

Cook's Petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Cook's Petrel

26–30 cm, wingspan 66 cm. Pale grey above with dark M-mark; white underparts with dark partial collar and carpal bar. Breeds only on islands off New Zealand (Little Barrier, Codfish). Vulnerable; migrates to North Pacific. Feeds on squid and crustaceans.

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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