Cape Verde Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Calonectris edwardsii से तुलना Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Cape Verde Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
वैज्ञानिक नाम Calonectris edwardsii Puffinus mauretanicus
गण Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
कुल Procellariidae Procellariidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Near Threatened Critically Endangered
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 61.8 cm (24.3 in) 48.4 cm (19.1 in)
वजन 470.0 g (16.58 oz) 514.8 g (18.16 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

कोई नहीं

Cape Verde Shearwater only

कोई नहीं

Balearic Shearwater only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Near Threatened

Cape Verde Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Cape Verde Shearwater

43–47 cm. Smaller than Cory's Shearwater; grey-brown above, white below with yellow bill. Breeds Cape Verde Islands. Migrates south through east Atlantic to south Atlantic and Indian Ocean. Near Threatened; threatened by introduced cats and rats; 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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