Peruvian Diving-petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Pelecanoides garnotii से तुलना Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Peruvian Diving-petrel Balearic Shearwater
वैज्ञानिक नाम Pelecanoides garnotii Puffinus mauretanicus
गण Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
कुल Procellariidae Procellariidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Near Threatened Critically Endangered
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 26.8 cm (10.6 in) 48.4 cm (19.1 in)
वजन 193.0 g (6.81 oz) 514.8 g (18.16 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Peruvian Diving-petrel only

कोई नहीं

Balearic Shearwater only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Near Threatened

Peruvian Diving-petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Peruvian Diving-petrel

22–24 cm. Small, stocky diving seabird; dark above, white below. Breeds coastal Peru and Chile; non-migratory. Uses wings to 'fly' underwater like alcids; feeds on anchovy and krill in the Humboldt Current. Endangered; highly vulnerable to El Niño events and guano harvesting disturbance.

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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