Cape Verde Petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Pterodroma feae से तुलना Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Cape Verde Petrel Balearic Shearwater
वैज्ञानिक नाम Pterodroma feae Puffinus mauretanicus
गण Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
कुल Procellariidae Procellariidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Near Threatened Critically Endangered
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 51.0 cm (20.1 in) 48.4 cm (19.1 in)
वजन 303.0 g (10.69 oz) 514.8 g (18.16 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

कोई नहीं

Cape Verde Petrel only

कोई नहीं

Balearic Shearwater only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Near Threatened

Cape Verde Petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Cape Verde Petrel

33–37 cm. Grey-brown above with pale grey rump; white underparts with dark partial breast smudge. Breeds Cape Verde Islands; ranges across Atlantic Ocean. Closely related to Desertas and Zino's petrels; Vulnerable. Visits colonies only at night; 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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