Bannerman's Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Puffinus bannermani comparado con Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Bannerman's Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
Nombre científico Puffinus bannermani Puffinus mauretanicus
Orden Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familia Procellariidae Procellariidae
Estado de conservación Endangered Critically Endangered
Longitud
Envergadura 41,6 cm (16.4 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Peso 192,8 g (6.80 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Bannerman's Shearwater only

Ninguno

Balearic Shearwater only

Estado de conservación

Endangered

Bannerman's Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Bannerman's Shearwater

30 cm. Dark above; white below with dark vent and undertail. Breeds Bonin (Ogasawara) Islands and Volcano Islands, Japan. Endangered; very small population threatened by rats. Closely related to Newell's Shearwater; ranges in north Pacific.

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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