Jamaican Petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Pterodroma caribbaea 比較対象 Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Jamaican Petrel Balearic Shearwater
学名 Pterodroma caribbaea Puffinus mauretanicus
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
保全状況 Not Evaluated Critically Endangered
体長
翼開長 54.8 cm (21.6 in) 48.4 cm (19.1 in)
体重 278.0 g (9.81 oz) 514.8 g (18.16 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Jamaican Petrel only

Balearic Shearwater only

保全状況

Not Evaluated

Jamaican Petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Jamaican Petrel

36 cm. Dark sooty-brown throughout with slightly paler underparts. Possibly Critically Endangered or extinct; last confirmed sighting 1879 in Jamaica. Likely nested in Blue Mountains. If surviving, threatened by mongoose predation and habitat loss; only occasional sight records 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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