Magellanic Diving-petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Pelecanoides magellani dibandingkan dengan Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atribut Magellanic Diving-petrel Balearic Shearwater
Nama Ilmiah Pelecanoides magellani Puffinus mauretanicus
Ordo Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Famili Procellariidae Procellariidae
Status Konservasi Least Concern Critically Endangered
Panjang
Rentang Sayap 25,1 cm (9.9 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Berat 149,25 g (5.26 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Diet -- --
Ukuran Sarang 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitat Bersama

Magellanic Diving-petrel only

None

Balearic Shearwater only

None

Status Konservasi

Least Concern

Magellanic Diving-petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Magellanic Diving-petrel

20–24 cm. Dark above, white below; narrow white tips to secondary feathers. Breeds southern Chile and Argentina (Strait of Magellan and Falklands). Year-round resident in coastal cold waters. Feeds on fish and crustaceans by pursuit-diving; nests in burrows on coastal islands.

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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