Kerguelen Petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Aphrodroma brevirostris dibandingkan dengan Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atribut Kerguelen Petrel Balearic Shearwater
Nama Ilmiah Aphrodroma brevirostris Puffinus mauretanicus
Ordo Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Famili Procellariidae Procellariidae
Status Konservasi Least Concern Critically Endangered
Panjang
Rentang Sayap 48,0 cm (18.9 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Berat 353,0 g (12.45 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Diet -- --
Ukuran Sarang 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitat Bersama

Kerguelen Petrel only

None

Balearic Shearwater only

None

Status Konservasi

Least Concern

Kerguelen Petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Kerguelen Petrel

33–36 cm, wingspan 80–85 cm. Dark grey-brown with short rounded bill; distinctive silvery-white flash on leading edge of underwing. Breeds Tristan da Cunha, Gough, Crozet, and Kerguelen. Ranges widely in Southern Ocean; feeds on fish and squid; solitary at sea.

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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