Black Petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Procellaria parkinsoni comparado com Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Black Petrel Balearic Shearwater
Nome científico Procellaria parkinsoni Puffinus mauretanicus
Ordem Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Família Procellariidae Procellariidae
Estado de conservação Vulnerable Critically Endangered
Comprimento
Envergadura 72,6 cm (28.6 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Peso 737,8333333333334 g (26.03 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Black Petrel only

Balearic Shearwater only

Estado de conservação

Vulnerable

Black Petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Black Petrel

46 cm. All-black petrel with pale yellowish bill with dark culmen ridge. Breeds only Great and Little Barrier islands off New Zealand. Vulnerable; migrates to eastern Pacific after breeding. Threatened by introduced predators; feeds on squid and fish.

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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