South Georgia Diving-petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Pelecanoides georgicus dibandingkan dengan Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atribut South Georgia Diving-petrel Balearic Shearwater
Nama Ilmiah Pelecanoides georgicus Puffinus mauretanicus
Ordo Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Famili Procellariidae Procellariidae
Status Konservasi Least Concern Critically Endangered
Panjang
Rentang Sayap 22,6 cm (8.9 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Berat 129,0 g (4.55 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Diet -- --
Ukuran Sarang 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitat Bersama

South Georgia Diving-petrel only

None

Balearic Shearwater only

None

Status Konservasi

Least Concern

South Georgia Diving-petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

South Georgia Diving-petrel

20 cm. Tiny; dark above, white below; paler scapular edges. Breeds South Georgia, Kerguelen, and Heard Island. Extremely abundant; possibly billions of individuals in Southern Ocean. Feeds on euphausiids by diving; sympatric with Common Diving-petrel but smaller with narrower bill.

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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