Blue Petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Halobaena caerulea в сравнении с Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Blue Petrel Balearic Shearwater
Научное название Halobaena caerulea Puffinus mauretanicus
Отряд Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Семейство Procellariidae Procellariidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Critically Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 41,2 cm (16.2 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Масса 201,5 g (7.11 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Blue Petrel only

Balearic Shearwater only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Blue Petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Blue Petrel

26–32 cm, wingspan 60–71 cm. Blue-grey above with distinctive white-tipped square tail; white below. Resembles prions but tail pattern diagnostic. Breeds subantarctic islands (South Georgia, Crozet, Kerguelen). Ranges widely in Southern Ocean; feeds on crustaceans and small fish.

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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