Jouanin's Petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Bulweria fallax в сравнении с Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Jouanin's Petrel Balearic Shearwater
Научное название Bulweria fallax Puffinus mauretanicus
Отряд Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Семейство Procellariidae Procellariidae
Охранный статус Near Threatened Critically Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 48,2 cm (19.0 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Масса 167,5 g (5.91 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

Jouanin's Petrel only

Нет

Balearic Shearwater only

Охранный статус

Near Threatened

Jouanin's Petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Jouanin's Petrel

43–45 cm. Larger than Bulwer's Petrel; all sooty-brown with a wedge-shaped tail and faint pale wing-bar. Breeds southern Arabian Sea islands (Socotra region); ranges in Indian Ocean. Near Threatened; poorly studied. Feeds on squid and fish; crepuscular and nocturnal at sea.

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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