Streaked Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Calonectris leucomelas в сравнении с Puffinus mauretanicus

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Характеристика Streaked Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
Научное название Calonectris leucomelas Puffinus mauretanicus
Отряд Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Семейство Procellariidae Procellariidae
Охранный статус Near Threatened Critically Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 63,8 cm (25.1 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Масса 530,5 g (18.71 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 1
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Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

Streaked Shearwater only

Balearic Shearwater only

Охранный статус

Near Threatened

Streaked Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Streaked Shearwater

48 cm, wingspan 122 cm. Large shearwater; brown-streaked white head and neck; brown above, white below. Breeds Japan and islands of East Asia; migrates south to Australia and Indian Ocean. Feeds on fish and squid; forms large flocks; the most abundant shearwater in NW Pacific.

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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