Flesh-footed Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Ardenna carneipes в сравнении с Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Flesh-footed Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
Научное название Ardenna carneipes Puffinus mauretanicus
Отряд Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Семейство Procellariidae Procellariidae
Охранный статус Near Threatened Critically Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 62,0 cm (24.4 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Масса 649,0 g (22.89 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

Flesh-footed Shearwater only

Balearic Shearwater only

Охранный статус

Near Threatened

Flesh-footed Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Flesh-footed Shearwater

41–45 cm, wingspan 99–107 cm. All-dark sooty-brown with pale flesh-coloured feet and yellowish bill base. Breeds southern Indian Ocean islands and SW Australia; ranges to North Pacific. Near Threatened; bycatch concern. Feeds on fish and squid; follows fishing vessels.

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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