Small Saint Helena Petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Bulweria bifax comparado com Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Small Saint Helena Petrel Balearic Shearwater
Nome científico Bulweria bifax Puffinus mauretanicus
Ordem Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Família Procellariidae Procellariidae
Estado de conservação Extinct Critically Endangered
Comprimento
Envergadura 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Peso 167,17 g (5.90 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Small Saint Helena Petrel only

Nenhum

Balearic Shearwater only

Estado de conservação

Extinct

Small Saint Helena Petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Small Saint Helena Petrel

Extinct; known only from subfossil bones from St. Helena Island. Smaller than Bulwer's Petrel; went extinct shortly after human settlement of St. Helena, likely from introduced predators. Part of the endemic St. Helena seabird community that was largely extirpated by human arrival.

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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