Bryan's Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Puffinus bryani से तुलना Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Bryan's Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
वैज्ञानिक नाम Puffinus bryani Puffinus mauretanicus
गण Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
कुल Procellariidae Procellariidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Critically Endangered Critically Endangered
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 33.0 cm (13.0 in) 48.4 cm (19.1 in)
वजन 147.0 g (5.19 oz) 514.8 g (18.16 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Bryan's Shearwater only

कोई नहीं

Balearic Shearwater only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Critically Endangered

Bryan's Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Bryan's Shearwater

27 cm. Small shearwater; dark brown above, white below with dark smudging on flanks. Known from only a few specimens collected at Midway Atoll; Critically Endangered or possibly extinct. No confirmed breeding in decades; one of the least-known shearwaters.

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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