Boyd's Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Puffinus boydi comparé à Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Boyd's Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
Nom scientifique Puffinus boydi Puffinus mauretanicus
Ordre Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Famille Procellariidae Procellariidae
Statut de conservation Not Evaluated Critically Endangered
Longueur
Envergure 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Poids 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Boyd's Shearwater only

Aucun(e)

Balearic Shearwater only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Not Evaluated

Boyd's Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Boyd's Shearwater

27 cm. Dark brown above; white below; white face with dark eye-patch. Breeds Cape Verde Islands. Ranges in tropical east Atlantic. Closely related to Barolo Shearwater; both formerly grouped in Little Shearwater complex. Near Threatened; feeds on small fish and squid.

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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