Subantarctic Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Puffinus elegans dibandingkan dengan Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atribut Subantarctic Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
Nama Ilmiah Puffinus elegans Puffinus mauretanicus
Ordo Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Famili Procellariidae Procellariidae
Status Konservasi Least Concern Critically Endangered
Panjang
Rentang Sayap 36,8 cm (14.5 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Berat 222,5 g (7.85 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Diet -- --
Ukuran Sarang 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitat Bersama

None

Subantarctic Shearwater only

Balearic Shearwater only

Status Konservasi

Least Concern

Subantarctic Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Subantarctic Shearwater

27–30 cm. Dark above; white below with clean sharp borders; slightly larger than related small shearwaters. Breeds subantarctic islands (Tristan da Cunha, Gough, St. Paul). Ranges in subantarctic Southern Ocean. Separated from Little Shearwater by range and subtle differences.

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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