Heinroth's Shearwater vs Yelkouan Shearwater
Puffinus heinrothi comparado con Puffinus yelkouan
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Heinroth's Shearwater | Yelkouan Shearwater |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Puffinus heinrothi | Puffinus yelkouan |
| Orden | Procellariiformes | Procellariiformes |
| Familia | Procellariidae | Procellariidae |
| Estado de conservación | Vulnerable | Vulnerable |
| Longitud | — | — |
| Envergadura | 35,7 cm (14.1 in) | 45,8 cm (18.0 in) |
| Peso | 82,0 g (2.89 oz) | 422,5 g (14.90 oz) |
| Dieta | -- | -- |
| Tamaño de la puesta | -- | 1 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Estado de conservación
Vulnerable
Heinroth's Shearwater
Vulnerable
Yelkouan Shearwater
About These Birds
Heinroth's Shearwater
27 cm. Small dark shearwater; all sooty-brown with pale bill. Breeds Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea. Critically Endangered; extremely poorly known with only a handful of records. Breeding biology almost completely unknown; one of the rarest and least-studied seabirds.
Yelkouan Shearwater
30–38 cm. Brown-black above, white below; similar to Manx but darker with brown flanks and dusky undertail. Breeds Mediterranean islands and coasts. Non-breeding range in eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea. Vulnerable; threatened by introduced predators and light pollution. Feeds on fish and squid.