Large Saint Helena Petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Pterodroma rupinarum 比較対象 Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Large Saint Helena Petrel Balearic Shearwater
学名 Pterodroma rupinarum Puffinus mauretanicus
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
保全状況 Extinct Critically Endangered
体長
翼開長 48.4 cm (19.1 in)
体重 514.8 g (18.16 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Large Saint Helena Petrel only

None

Balearic Shearwater only

保全状況

Extinct

Large Saint Helena Petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Large Saint Helena Petrel

Extinct; known only from subfossil bones found on St. Helena. Medium-large petrel that went extinct within the last few centuries, likely due to human settlement, habitat destruction, and introduced predators. Related to living Pterodroma species; part of the endemic St. Helena avifauna.

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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