Scopoli's Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Calonectris diomedea в сравнении с Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Scopoli's Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
Научное название Calonectris diomedea Puffinus mauretanicus
Отряд Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Семейство Procellariidae Procellariidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Critically Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 68,8 cm (27.1 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Масса 707,0 g (24.94 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

Scopoli's Shearwater only

Нет

Balearic Shearwater only

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Scopoli's Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Scopoli's Shearwater

45–56 cm, wingspan 112–122 cm. Large; brown-grey above with yellow bill; white below. Breeds Mediterranean islands; migrates to Atlantic. Formerly lumped with Cory's Shearwater; distinguished by smaller size and more restricted breeding range. Feeds on fish and squid.

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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