South Georgia Diving-petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Pelecanoides georgicus comparado com Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo South Georgia Diving-petrel Balearic Shearwater
Nome científico Pelecanoides georgicus Puffinus mauretanicus
Ordem Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Família Procellariidae Procellariidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Critically Endangered
Comprimento
Envergadura 22,6 cm (8.9 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Peso 129,0 g (4.55 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

South Georgia Diving-petrel only

Nenhum

Balearic Shearwater only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

South Georgia Diving-petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

South Georgia Diving-petrel

20 cm. Tiny; dark above, white below; paler scapular edges. Breeds South Georgia, Kerguelen, and Heard Island. Extremely abundant; possibly billions of individuals in Southern Ocean. Feeds on euphausiids by diving; sympatric with Common Diving-petrel but smaller with narrower bill.

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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