Westland Petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Procellaria westlandica в сравнении с Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Westland Petrel Balearic Shearwater
Научное название Procellaria westlandica Puffinus mauretanicus
Отряд Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Семейство Procellariidae Procellariidae
Охранный статус Endangered Critically Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 73,8 cm (29.1 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Масса 1111,5 g (39.21 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

Westland Petrel only

Balearic Shearwater only

Охранный статус

Endangered

Westland Petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Westland Petrel

51 cm. Large all-black petrel; pale yellowish bill with dark culmen. Breeds only in inland forests of Westland, South Island, New Zealand. Vulnerable; the only procellariid nesting in inland forest. Migrates to southern Pacific; feeds on squid and 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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