Balearic Shearwater vs Newell's Shearwater

Puffinus mauretanicus comparado com Puffinus newelli

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Balearic Shearwater Newell's Shearwater
Nome científico Puffinus mauretanicus Puffinus newelli
Ordem Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Família Procellariidae Procellariidae
Estado de conservação Critically Endangered Critically Endangered
Comprimento
Envergadura 48,4 cm (19.1 in) 48,2 cm (19.0 in)
Peso 514,8 g (18.16 oz) 382,5 g (13.49 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Balearic Shearwater only

Newell's Shearwater only

Estado de conservação

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Newell's Shearwater

About These Birds

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.

Newell's Shearwater

33 cm. Dark above; white below with variable dark markings on flanks and vent. Breeds Kauai and possibly other Hawaiian islands. Endangered; threatened by introduced predators, light attraction, and vehicle strikes. Migrates to western Pacific; feeds on fish and squid.

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