Little Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Puffinus assimilis dibandingkan dengan Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atribut Little Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
Nama Ilmiah Puffinus assimilis Puffinus mauretanicus
Ordo Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Famili Procellariidae Procellariidae
Status Konservasi Least Concern Critically Endangered
Panjang
Rentang Sayap 36,0 cm (14.2 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Berat 198,0 g (6.98 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Diet -- --
Ukuran Sarang 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitat Bersama

Little Shearwater only

Balearic Shearwater only

None

Status Konservasi

Least Concern

Little Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Little Shearwater

25–30 cm. Small shearwater; dark above with white underparts and extensive white on face and sides of neck. Breeds Canary Islands, Madeira, and southern hemisphere islands; ranges in adjacent oceans. Feeds on small fish and squid; fast fluttering flight close to water.

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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