Hawaiian Petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Pterodroma sandwichensis comparado com Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Hawaiian Petrel Balearic Shearwater
Nome científico Pterodroma sandwichensis Puffinus mauretanicus
Ordem Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Família Procellariidae Procellariidae
Estado de conservação Endangered Critically Endangered
Comprimento
Envergadura 54,3 cm (21.4 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Peso 479,5 g (16.91 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Hawaiian Petrel only

Balearic Shearwater only

Estado de conservação

Endangered

Hawaiian Petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Hawaiian Petrel

43 cm. Dark above with white forehead; white below with dark partial collar and carpal bar. Breeds high-elevation burrowing colonies on Hawaiian mountains. Vulnerable; threatened by introduced predators, light attraction, habitat loss. Migrates to northeast Pacific after breeding.

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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