Boyd's Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Puffinus boydi 비교 대상 Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Boyd's Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
학명 Puffinus boydi Puffinus mauretanicus
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
보전 상태 Not Evaluated Critically Endangered
체장
날개 폭 48.4 cm (19.1 in)
체중 514.8 g (18.16 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Boyd's Shearwater only

없음

Balearic Shearwater only

없음

보전 상태

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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