Jamaican Petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Pterodroma caribbaea в сравнении с Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Jamaican Petrel Balearic Shearwater
Научное название Pterodroma caribbaea Puffinus mauretanicus
Отряд Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Семейство Procellariidae Procellariidae
Охранный статус Not Evaluated Critically Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 54,8 cm (21.6 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Масса 278,0 g (9.81 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

Jamaican Petrel only

Balearic Shearwater only

Охранный статус

Not Evaluated

Jamaican Petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Jamaican Petrel

36 cm. Dark sooty-brown throughout with slightly paler underparts. Possibly Critically Endangered or extinct; last confirmed sighting 1879 in Jamaica. Likely nested in Blue Mountains. If surviving, threatened by mongoose predation and habitat loss; only occasional sight records at sea.

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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