Wedge-tailed Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Ardenna pacifica से तुलना Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Wedge-tailed Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
वैज्ञानिक नाम Ardenna pacifica Puffinus mauretanicus
गण Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
कुल Procellariidae Procellariidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Critically Endangered
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 59.4 cm (23.4 in) 48.4 cm (19.1 in)
वजन 435.0 g (15.34 oz) 514.8 g (18.16 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

कोई नहीं

Wedge-tailed Shearwater only

Balearic Shearwater only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Wedge-tailed Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Wedge-tailed Shearwater

38–46 cm, wingspan 97–105 cm. Long wedge-shaped tail diagnostic; dark brown above; polymorphic below (dark or white-breasted). Breeds tropical Pacific and Indian Ocean islands. Ranges widely at sea. Feeds on fish and squid; often associates with tuna. Common and widespread.

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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