Balearic Shearwater vs Persian Shearwater

Puffinus mauretanicus 比較対象 Puffinus persicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Balearic Shearwater Persian Shearwater
学名 Puffinus mauretanicus Puffinus persicus
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
保全状況 Critically Endangered Least Concern
体長
翼開長 48.4 cm (19.1 in) 39.2 cm (15.4 in)
体重 514.8 g (18.16 oz) 194.0 g (6.84 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Balearic Shearwater only

Persian Shearwater only

None

保全状況

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

Least Concern

Persian Shearwater

About These Birds

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.

Persian Shearwater

30–32 cm. Dark brown above; white below with dark smudging on flanks and vent. Breeds islands in the Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf region. Ranges in NW Indian Ocean; poorly studied. Closely related to Audubon's Shearwater complex; feeds on fish and squid.

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