Sooty Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Ardenna grisea comparado com Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Sooty Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
Nome científico Ardenna grisea Puffinus mauretanicus
Ordem Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Família Procellariidae Procellariidae
Estado de conservação Near Threatened Critically Endangered
Comprimento
Envergadura 59,1 cm (23.3 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Peso 814,0 g (28.71 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Sooty Shearwater only

Balearic Shearwater only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Near Threatened

Sooty Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Sooty Shearwater

40–51 cm, wingspan 94–110 cm. All dark sooty-brown with silvery-white underwing flash. Breeds New Zealand and southern South America; undertakes one of the longest migrations of any animal to North Pacific and Atlantic. Feeds on fish, squid, and krill. Near Threatened; millions estimated.

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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