Scopoli's Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Calonectris diomedea से तुलना Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Scopoli's Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
वैज्ञानिक नाम Calonectris diomedea Puffinus mauretanicus
गण Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
कुल Procellariidae Procellariidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Critically Endangered
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 68.8 cm (27.1 in) 48.4 cm (19.1 in)
वजन 707.0 g (24.94 oz) 514.8 g (18.16 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

कोई नहीं

Scopoli's Shearwater only

कोई नहीं

Balearic Shearwater only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Scopoli's Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Scopoli's Shearwater

45–56 cm, wingspan 112–122 cm. Large; brown-grey above with yellow bill; white below. Breeds Mediterranean islands; migrates to Atlantic. Formerly lumped with Cory's Shearwater; distinguished by smaller size and more restricted breeding range. Feeds on 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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