Fluttering Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Puffinus gavia से तुलना Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Fluttering Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
वैज्ञानिक नाम Puffinus gavia Puffinus mauretanicus
गण Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
कुल Procellariidae Procellariidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Critically Endangered
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 39.6 cm (15.6 in) 48.4 cm (19.1 in)
वजन 267.6666666666667 g (9.44 oz) 514.8 g (18.16 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Fluttering Shearwater only

Balearic Shearwater only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Fluttering Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Fluttering Shearwater

33 cm. Dark brown above; white below; relatively short-tailed. Breeds New Zealand North Island coast; non-breeding range restricted to Tasman Sea and nearby waters. Sedentary compared to most shearwaters; feeds on fish and squid. Near Threatened due to small range.

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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