Pink-footed Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Ardenna creatopus comparado com Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Pink-footed Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
Nome científico Ardenna creatopus Puffinus mauretanicus
Ordem Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Família Procellariidae Procellariidae
Estado de conservação Vulnerable Critically Endangered
Comprimento
Envergadura 64,8 cm (25.5 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Peso 718,0 g (25.33 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Pink-footed Shearwater only

Balearic Shearwater only

Estado de conservação

Vulnerable

Pink-footed Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Pink-footed Shearwater

48 cm, wingspan 109 cm. Large shearwater; brown above, white below with pink feet; dusky underwing border. Breeds Juan Fernandez and Mocha islands, Chile; migrates to North Pacific. Vulnerable; threatened by introduced predators and longline bycatch. Feeds on 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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