Black-capped Petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Pterodroma hasitata 比較対象 Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Black-capped Petrel Balearic Shearwater
学名 Pterodroma hasitata Puffinus mauretanicus
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
保全状況 Endangered Critically Endangered
体長
翼開長 56.6 cm (22.3 in) 48.4 cm (19.1 in)
体重 443.8333333333333 g (15.66 oz) 514.8 g (18.16 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Black-capped Petrel only

Balearic Shearwater only

保全状況

Endangered

Black-capped Petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Black-capped Petrel

40 cm. Large gadfly petrel; dark cap and upperparts, white underparts with dark carpal bar. Breeds Hispaniola and Cuba; once very abundant. Endangered; longline bycatch and habitat loss are key threats. Ranges widely in western and central Atlantic; crepuscular at colonies.

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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