Boyd's Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Puffinus boydi 比較対象 Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Boyd's Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
学名 Puffinus boydi Puffinus mauretanicus
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
保全状況 Not Evaluated 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 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Boyd's Shearwater only

None

Balearic Shearwater only

None

保全状況

Not Evaluated

Boyd's Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Boyd's Shearwater

27 cm. Dark brown above; white below; white face with dark eye-patch. Breeds Cape Verde Islands. Ranges in tropical east Atlantic. Closely related to Barolo Shearwater; both formerly grouped in Little Shearwater complex. Near Threatened; feeds on small fish and squid.

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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