Large Saint Helena Petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Pterodroma rupinarum comparado con Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Large Saint Helena Petrel Balearic Shearwater
Nombre científico Pterodroma rupinarum Puffinus mauretanicus
Orden Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familia Procellariidae Procellariidae
Estado de conservación Extinct Critically Endangered
Longitud
Envergadura 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Peso 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Large Saint Helena Petrel only

Ninguno

Balearic Shearwater only

Estado de conservación

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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