Westland Petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Procellaria westlandica से तुलना Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Westland Petrel Balearic Shearwater
वैज्ञानिक नाम Procellaria westlandica Puffinus mauretanicus
गण Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
कुल Procellariidae Procellariidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Endangered Critically Endangered
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 73.8 cm (29.1 in) 48.4 cm (19.1 in)
वजन 1111.5 g (39.21 oz) 514.8 g (18.16 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

कोई नहीं

Westland Petrel only

Balearic Shearwater only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Endangered

Westland Petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Westland Petrel

51 cm. Large all-black petrel; pale yellowish bill with dark culmen. Breeds only in inland forests of Westland, South Island, New Zealand. Vulnerable; the only procellariid nesting in inland forest. Migrates to southern Pacific; feeds on squid and fish.

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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