Cape Verde Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Calonectris edwardsii 비교 대상 Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Cape Verde Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
학명 Calonectris edwardsii Puffinus mauretanicus
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
보전 상태 Near Threatened Critically Endangered
체장
날개 폭 61.8 cm (24.3 in) 48.4 cm (19.1 in)
체중 470.0 g (16.58 oz) 514.8 g (18.16 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Cape Verde Shearwater only

없음

Balearic Shearwater only

보전 상태

Near Threatened

Cape Verde Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Cape Verde Shearwater

43–47 cm. Smaller than Cory's Shearwater; grey-brown above, white below with yellow bill. Breeds Cape Verde Islands. Migrates south through east Atlantic to south Atlantic and Indian Ocean. Near Threatened; threatened by introduced cats and rats; feeds on 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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