Hawaiian Petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Pterodroma sandwichensis comparé à Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Hawaiian Petrel Balearic Shearwater
Nom scientifique Pterodroma sandwichensis Puffinus mauretanicus
Ordre Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Famille Procellariidae Procellariidae
Statut de conservation Endangered Critically Endangered
Longueur
Envergure 54,3 cm (21.4 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Poids 479,5 g (16.91 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Aucun(e)

Hawaiian Petrel only

Balearic Shearwater only

Statut de conservation

Endangered

Hawaiian Petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Hawaiian Petrel

43 cm. Dark above with white forehead; white below with dark partial collar and carpal bar. Breeds high-elevation burrowing colonies on Hawaiian mountains. Vulnerable; threatened by introduced predators, light attraction, habitat loss. Migrates to northeast Pacific after breeding.

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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