Kermadec Petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Pterodroma neglecta से तुलना Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Kermadec Petrel Balearic Shearwater
वैज्ञानिक नाम Pterodroma neglecta Puffinus mauretanicus
गण Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
कुल Procellariidae Procellariidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Critically Endangered
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 57.6 cm (22.7 in) 48.4 cm (19.1 in)
वजन 452.5 g (15.96 oz) 514.8 g (18.16 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

कोई नहीं

Kermadec Petrel only

कोई नहीं

Balearic Shearwater only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Kermadec Petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Kermadec Petrel

38 cm. Polymorphic: pale morph has white underparts; dark morph is all brown-grey. Breeds Kermadec, Juan Fernandez, and Pacific islands. Ranges widely in subtropical and tropical Pacific. Feeds on fish and squid; nests in rock crevices and burrows.

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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