Bermuda Petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Pterodroma cahow в сравнении с Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Bermuda Petrel Balearic Shearwater
Научное название Pterodroma cahow Puffinus mauretanicus
Отряд Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Семейство Procellariidae Procellariidae
Охранный статус Endangered Critically Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 49,0 cm (19.3 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Масса 329,8 g (11.63 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Bermuda Petrel only

Нет

Balearic Shearwater only

Нет

Охранный статус

Endangered

Bermuda Petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Bermuda Petrel

38 cm. Dark grey-brown above; white below with dark partial collar. Critically Endangered; once thought extinct, rediscovered 1951 in Bermuda. Fewer than 140 breeding pairs on offshore islets. Recovery aided by artificial burrows; feeds on squid and fish in open Atlantic.

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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