Balearic Shearwater vs Christmas Shearwater

Puffinus mauretanicus comparé à Puffinus nativitatis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Balearic Shearwater Christmas Shearwater
Nom scientifique Puffinus mauretanicus Puffinus nativitatis
Ordre Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Famille Procellariidae Procellariidae
Statut de conservation Critically Endangered Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 48,4 cm (19.1 in) 47,1 cm (18.5 in)
Poids 514,8 g (18.16 oz) 357,5 g (12.61 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Aucun(e)

Balearic Shearwater only

Christmas Shearwater only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

Least Concern

Christmas 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.

Christmas Shearwater

35 cm. All-dark sooty-brown shearwater; dark bill and feet. Breeds Christmas and Palmyra islands in central Pacific; ranges in tropical Pacific. Feeds on fish and squid. Distinguished from other dark shearwaters by small size and tropical Pacific range; Near Threatened.

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