Small Saint Helena Petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Bulweria bifax в сравнении с Puffinus mauretanicus

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Характеристика Small Saint Helena Petrel Balearic Shearwater
Научное название Bulweria bifax Puffinus mauretanicus
Отряд Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Семейство Procellariidae Procellariidae
Охранный статус Extinct Critically Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Масса 167,17 g (5.90 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

Small Saint Helena Petrel only

Нет

Balearic Shearwater only

Охранный статус

Extinct

Small Saint Helena Petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Small Saint Helena Petrel

Extinct; known only from subfossil bones from St. Helena Island. Smaller than Bulwer's Petrel; went extinct shortly after human settlement of St. Helena, likely from introduced predators. Part of the endemic St. Helena seabird community that was largely extirpated by human arrival.

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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