Westland Petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Procellaria westlandica 비교 대상 Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Westland Petrel Balearic Shearwater
학명 Procellaria westlandica Puffinus mauretanicus
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
보전 상태 Endangered Critically Endangered
체장
날개 폭 73.8 cm (29.1 in) 48.4 cm (19.1 in)
체중 1111.5 g (39.21 oz) 514.8 g (18.16 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Westland Petrel only

Balearic Shearwater only

보전 상태

Endangered

Westland Petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Westland Petrel

51 cm. Large all-black petrel; pale yellowish bill with dark culmen. Breeds only in inland forests of Westland, South Island, New Zealand. Vulnerable; the only procellariid nesting in inland forest. Migrates to southern Pacific; feeds on squid and fish.

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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