Cape Verde Petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Pterodroma feae 비교 대상 Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Cape Verde Petrel Balearic Shearwater
학명 Pterodroma feae Puffinus mauretanicus
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
보전 상태 Near Threatened Critically Endangered
체장
날개 폭 51.0 cm (20.1 in) 48.4 cm (19.1 in)
체중 303.0 g (10.69 oz) 514.8 g (18.16 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Cape Verde Petrel only

없음

Balearic Shearwater only

보전 상태

Near Threatened

Cape Verde Petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Cape Verde Petrel

33–37 cm. Grey-brown above with pale grey rump; white underparts with dark partial breast smudge. Breeds Cape Verde Islands; ranges across Atlantic Ocean. Closely related to Desertas and Zino's petrels; Vulnerable. Visits colonies only at night; 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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