Audubon's Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Puffinus lherminieri comparado com Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Audubon's Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
Nome científico Puffinus lherminieri Puffinus mauretanicus
Ordem Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Família Procellariidae Procellariidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Critically Endangered
Comprimento
Envergadura 37,1 cm (14.6 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Peso 209,0 g (7.37 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Audubon's Shearwater only

Nenhum

Balearic Shearwater only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Audubon's Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Audubon's Shearwater

27–33 cm. Small; dark brown above; white below with clean-cut pattern. Breeds Caribbean, tropical Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Ocean islands. Wide geographic range with multiple subspecies. Feeds on fish; breeds in burrows on oceanic islands; Near Threatened.

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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