Hutton's Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Puffinus huttoni comparado com Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Hutton's Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
Nome científico Puffinus huttoni Puffinus mauretanicus
Ordem Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Família Procellariidae Procellariidae
Estado de conservação Endangered Critically Endangered
Comprimento
Envergadura 41,8 cm (16.5 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Peso 345,4166666666667 g (12.18 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Hutton's Shearwater only

Balearic Shearwater only

Estado de conservação

Endangered

Hutton's Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Hutton's Shearwater

38 cm. Dark above; white below; larger than Fluttering Shearwater. Breeds only in alpine zone of Kaikoura Ranges, South Island, New Zealand. Endangered; very restricted inland breeding range unique among shearwaters; feeds at sea in Tasman Sea and off south Australia.

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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