Balearic Shearwater vs Yelkouan Shearwater

Puffinus mauretanicus comparado con Puffinus yelkouan

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Balearic Shearwater Yelkouan Shearwater
Nombre científico Puffinus mauretanicus Puffinus yelkouan
Orden Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familia Procellariidae Procellariidae
Estado de conservación Critically Endangered Vulnerable
Longitud
Envergadura 48,4 cm (19.1 in) 45,8 cm (18.0 in)
Peso 514,8 g (18.16 oz) 422,5 g (14.90 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Balearic Shearwater only

Ninguno

Yelkouan Shearwater only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

Vulnerable

Yelkouan Shearwater

About These Birds

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.

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.

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