Hutton's Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Puffinus huttoni से तुलना Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Hutton's Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
वैज्ञानिक नाम Puffinus huttoni Puffinus mauretanicus
गण Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
कुल Procellariidae Procellariidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Endangered Critically Endangered
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 41.8 cm (16.5 in) 48.4 cm (19.1 in)
वजन 345.4166666666667 g (12.18 oz) 514.8 g (18.16 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

कोई नहीं

Hutton's Shearwater only

Balearic Shearwater only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Endangered

Hutton's Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Hutton's Shearwater

38 cm. Dark above; white below; larger than Fluttering Shearwater. Breeds only in alpine zone of Kaikoura Ranges, South Island, New Zealand. Endangered; very restricted inland breeding range unique among shearwaters; feeds at sea in Tasman Sea and off south Australia.

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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