Peruvian Diving-petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Pelecanoides garnotii в сравнении с Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Peruvian Diving-petrel Balearic Shearwater
Научное название Pelecanoides garnotii Puffinus mauretanicus
Отряд Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Семейство Procellariidae Procellariidae
Охранный статус Near Threatened Critically Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 26,8 cm (10.6 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Масса 193,0 g (6.81 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Peruvian Diving-petrel only

Нет

Balearic Shearwater only

Нет

Охранный статус

Near Threatened

Peruvian Diving-petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Peruvian Diving-petrel

22–24 cm. Small, stocky diving seabird; dark above, white below. Breeds coastal Peru and Chile; non-migratory. Uses wings to 'fly' underwater like alcids; feeds on anchovy and krill in the Humboldt Current. Endangered; highly vulnerable to El Niño events and guano harvesting disturbance.

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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