MacGillivray's Prion vs Balearic Shearwater

Pachyptila macgillivrayi в сравнении с Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика MacGillivray's Prion Balearic Shearwater
Научное название Pachyptila macgillivrayi Puffinus mauretanicus
Отряд Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Семейство Procellariidae Procellariidae
Охранный статус Critically Endangered Critically Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 38,6 cm (15.2 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Масса 162,5 g (5.73 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

MacGillivray's Prion only

Нет

Balearic Shearwater only

Охранный статус

Critically Endangered

MacGillivray's Prion

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

MacGillivray's Prion

25–27 cm. Medium-billed prion intermediate between Broad-billed and Fairy prions; pale blue-grey with dark M-mark. Breeds St. Paul and Amsterdam islands in southern Indian Ocean. Very restricted range; feeds on zooplankton and small crustaceans at sea surface.

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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