Stejneger's Petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Pterodroma longirostris comparado com Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Stejneger's Petrel Balearic Shearwater
Nome científico Pterodroma longirostris 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 140,5 g (4.96 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Stejneger's Petrel only

Balearic Shearwater only

Estado de conservação

Vulnerable

Stejneger's Petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Stejneger's Petrel

26 cm. Small gadfly petrel; pale grey above with dark M-mark; white below with dark partial collar and carpal bar. Breeds Juan Fernandez Islands (Chile); migrates to North Pacific. Vulnerable; closely related to Cook's Petrel; distinguished by slightly longer 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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