Flesh-footed Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Ardenna carneipes comparé à Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Flesh-footed Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
Nom scientifique Ardenna carneipes Puffinus mauretanicus
Ordre Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Famille Procellariidae Procellariidae
Statut de conservation Near Threatened Critically Endangered
Longueur
Envergure 62,0 cm (24.4 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Poids 649,0 g (22.89 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Aucun(e)

Flesh-footed Shearwater only

Balearic Shearwater only

Statut de conservation

Near Threatened

Flesh-footed Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Flesh-footed Shearwater

41–45 cm, wingspan 99–107 cm. All-dark sooty-brown with pale flesh-coloured feet and yellowish bill base. Breeds southern Indian Ocean islands and SW Australia; ranges to North Pacific. Near Threatened; bycatch concern. Feeds on fish and squid; follows fishing vessels.

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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