Balearic Shearwater vs Black-vented Shearwater

Puffinus mauretanicus से तुलना Puffinus opisthomelas

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Balearic Shearwater Black-vented Shearwater
वैज्ञानिक नाम Puffinus mauretanicus Puffinus opisthomelas
गण Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
कुल Procellariidae Procellariidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Critically Endangered Near Threatened
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 48.4 cm (19.1 in) 46.6 cm (18.3 in)
वजन 514.8 g (18.16 oz) 420.5833333333333 g (14.84 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Balearic Shearwater only

कोई नहीं

Black-vented Shearwater only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

Near Threatened

Black-vented Shearwater

About These Birds

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.

Black-vented Shearwater

30–38 cm. Dark above with blackish undertail and vent; white below. Breeds islands off Baja California; ranges offshore in eastern Pacific to Peru. Near Threatened; affected by introduced predators on breeding islands. Feeds on fish; often seen from Baja California shore.

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