Fairy Prion vs Balearic Shearwater

Pachyptila turtur comparado com Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Fairy Prion Balearic Shearwater
Nome científico Pachyptila turtur Puffinus mauretanicus
Ordem Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Família Procellariidae Procellariidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Critically Endangered
Comprimento
Envergadura 34,8 cm (13.7 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Peso 136,75 g (4.82 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Fairy Prion only

Balearic Shearwater only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Fairy Prion

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Fairy Prion

23–28 cm, wingspan 56–60 cm. Small prion with narrow bill; blue-grey with clear dark M-mark across wings. Breeds southern New Zealand, Falklands, Kerguelen. The most widespread small prion. Feeds on small crustaceans and copepods at sea surface; highly gregarious offshore.

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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