Balearic Shearwater vs Persian Shearwater

Puffinus mauretanicus 비교 대상 Puffinus persicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Balearic Shearwater Persian Shearwater
학명 Puffinus mauretanicus Puffinus persicus
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
보전 상태 Critically Endangered Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 48.4 cm (19.1 in) 39.2 cm (15.4 in)
체중 514.8 g (18.16 oz) 194.0 g (6.84 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Balearic Shearwater only

Persian Shearwater only

없음

보전 상태

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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