Bryan's Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Puffinus bryani comparé à Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Bryan's Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
Nom scientifique Puffinus bryani Puffinus mauretanicus
Ordre Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Famille Procellariidae Procellariidae
Statut de conservation Critically Endangered Critically Endangered
Longueur
Envergure 33,0 cm (13.0 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Poids 147,0 g (5.19 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Bryan's Shearwater only

Aucun(e)

Balearic Shearwater only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Critically Endangered

Bryan's Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Bryan's Shearwater

27 cm. Small shearwater; dark brown above, white below with dark smudging on flanks. Known from only a few specimens collected at Midway Atoll; Critically Endangered or possibly extinct. No confirmed breeding in decades; one of the least-known shearwaters.

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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