Bryan's Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Puffinus bryani comparado con Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Bryan's Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
Nombre científico Puffinus bryani Puffinus mauretanicus
Orden Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familia Procellariidae Procellariidae
Estado de conservación Critically Endangered Critically Endangered
Longitud
Envergadura 33,0 cm (13.0 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Peso 147,0 g (5.19 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Bryan's Shearwater only

Ninguno

Balearic Shearwater only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Critically Endangered

Bryan's Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Bryan's Shearwater

27 cm. Small shearwater; dark brown above, white below with dark smudging on flanks. Known from only a few specimens collected at Midway Atoll; Critically Endangered or possibly extinct. No confirmed breeding in decades; one of the least-known shearwaters.

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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