Providence Petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Pterodroma solandri comparado con Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Providence Petrel Balearic Shearwater
Nombre científico Pterodroma solandri Puffinus mauretanicus
Orden Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familia Procellariidae Procellariidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Critically Endangered
Longitud
Envergadura 59,8 cm (23.5 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Peso 480,3333333333333 g (16.94 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Providence Petrel only

Balearic Shearwater only

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Providence Petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Providence Petrel

40 cm, wingspan 96–100 cm. Dark brown overall with pale forehead; underwing shows white flash at base of primaries. Breeds Lord Howe Island; migrates to North Pacific after breeding. Feeds on squid and fish; populations recovering after predator control on Lord Howe.

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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