Chatham Islands Petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Pterodroma axillaris comparado com Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Chatham Islands Petrel Balearic Shearwater
Nome científico Pterodroma axillaris Puffinus mauretanicus
Ordem Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Família Procellariidae Procellariidae
Estado de conservação Vulnerable Critically Endangered
Comprimento
Envergadura 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Peso 226,25 g (7.98 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Chatham Islands Petrel only

Balearic Shearwater only

Estado de conservação

Vulnerable

Chatham Islands Petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Chatham Islands Petrel

30 cm. Small; dark grey above with white forehead and underparts; distinctive black axillaries. Critically Endangered; breeds only South East Island, Chatham Islands (few hundred pairs). Threatened by weka predation; intensive management sustains population. Ranges in temperate Pacific.

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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