Balearic Shearwater vs Yelkouan Shearwater

Puffinus mauretanicus 비교 대상 Puffinus yelkouan

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Balearic Shearwater Yelkouan Shearwater
학명 Puffinus mauretanicus Puffinus yelkouan
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
보전 상태 Critically Endangered Vulnerable
체장
날개 폭 48.4 cm (19.1 in) 45.8 cm (18.0 in)
체중 514.8 g (18.16 oz) 422.5 g (14.90 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Balearic Shearwater only

없음

Yelkouan Shearwater only

없음

보전 상태

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

Vulnerable

Yelkouan 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.

Yelkouan Shearwater

30–38 cm. Brown-black above, white below; similar to Manx but darker with brown flanks and dusky undertail. Breeds Mediterranean islands and coasts. Non-breeding range in eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea. Vulnerable; threatened by introduced predators and light pollution. Feeds on fish and squid.

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