Subantarctic Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Puffinus elegans comparado con Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Subantarctic Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
Nombre científico Puffinus elegans Puffinus mauretanicus
Orden Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familia Procellariidae Procellariidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Critically Endangered
Longitud
Envergadura 36,8 cm (14.5 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Peso 222,5 g (7.85 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Subantarctic Shearwater only

Balearic Shearwater only

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Subantarctic Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Subantarctic Shearwater

27–30 cm. Dark above; white below with clean sharp borders; slightly larger than related small shearwaters. Breeds subantarctic islands (Tristan da Cunha, Gough, St. Paul). Ranges in subantarctic Southern Ocean. Separated from Little Shearwater by range and subtle differences.

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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