Heinroth's Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater
Puffinus heinrothi comparado com Puffinus mauretanicus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Heinroth's Shearwater | Balearic Shearwater |
|---|---|---|
| Nome científico | Puffinus heinrothi | Puffinus mauretanicus |
| Ordem | Procellariiformes | Procellariiformes |
| Família | Procellariidae | Procellariidae |
| Estado de conservação | Vulnerable | Critically Endangered |
| Comprimento | — | — |
| Envergadura | 35,7 cm (14.1 in) | 48,4 cm (19.1 in) |
| Peso | 82,0 g (2.89 oz) | 514,8 g (18.16 oz) |
| Dieta | -- | -- |
| Tamanho da postura | -- | 1 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Estado de conservação
Vulnerable
Heinroth's Shearwater
Critically Endangered
Balearic Shearwater
About These Birds
Heinroth's Shearwater
27 cm. Small dark shearwater; all sooty-brown with pale bill. Breeds Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea. Critically Endangered; extremely poorly known with only a handful of records. Breeding biology almost completely unknown; one of the rarest and least-studied seabirds.
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.