Boyd's Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Puffinus boydi से तुलना Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Boyd's Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
वैज्ञानिक नाम Puffinus boydi Puffinus mauretanicus
गण Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
कुल Procellariidae Procellariidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Not Evaluated Critically Endangered
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 48.4 cm (19.1 in)
वजन 514.8 g (18.16 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Boyd's Shearwater only

कोई नहीं

Balearic Shearwater only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Not Evaluated

Boyd's Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Boyd's Shearwater

27 cm. Dark brown above; white below; white face with dark eye-patch. Breeds Cape Verde Islands. Ranges in tropical east Atlantic. Closely related to Barolo Shearwater; both formerly grouped in Little Shearwater complex. Near Threatened; feeds on small 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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