Wedge-tailed Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Ardenna pacifica в сравнении с Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Wedge-tailed Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
Научное название Ardenna pacifica Puffinus mauretanicus
Отряд Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Семейство Procellariidae Procellariidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Critically Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 59,4 cm (23.4 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Масса 435,0 g (15.34 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

Wedge-tailed Shearwater only

Balearic Shearwater only

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Wedge-tailed Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Wedge-tailed Shearwater

38–46 cm, wingspan 97–105 cm. Long wedge-shaped tail diagnostic; dark brown above; polymorphic below (dark or white-breasted). Breeds tropical Pacific and Indian Ocean islands. Ranges widely at sea. Feeds on fish and squid; often associates with tuna. Common and widespread.

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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