Balearic Shearwater vs Persian Shearwater

Puffinus mauretanicus से तुलना Puffinus persicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Balearic Shearwater Persian Shearwater
वैज्ञानिक नाम Puffinus mauretanicus Puffinus persicus
गण Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
कुल Procellariidae Procellariidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Critically Endangered Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 48.4 cm (19.1 in) 39.2 cm (15.4 in)
वजन 514.8 g (18.16 oz) 194.0 g (6.84 oz)
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अंडों की संख्या 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

कोई नहीं

Balearic Shearwater only

Persian Shearwater only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

Least Concern

Persian 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.

Persian Shearwater

30–32 cm. Dark brown above; white below with dark smudging on flanks and vent. Breeds islands in the Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf region. Ranges in NW Indian Ocean; poorly studied. Closely related to Audubon's Shearwater complex; feeds on fish and squid.

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