Henderson Petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Pterodroma atrata в сравнении с Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Henderson Petrel Balearic Shearwater
Научное название Pterodroma atrata Puffinus mauretanicus
Отряд Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Семейство Procellariidae Procellariidae
Охранный статус Endangered Critically Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 59,0 cm (23.2 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Масса 320,0 g (11.29 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

Henderson Petrel only

Balearic Shearwater only

Охранный статус

Endangered

Henderson Petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Henderson Petrel

36–38 cm. All-dark gadfly petrel; sooty-brown with slightly paler primary patch below. Breeds Henderson Island (Pitcairn Islands). Endangered; population estimated at 5,000–10,000 pairs but vulnerable to introduced rats. Ranges in South Pacific; feeds at night on squid.

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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