Cape Verde Petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Pterodroma feae в сравнении с Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Cape Verde Petrel Balearic Shearwater
Научное название Pterodroma feae Puffinus mauretanicus
Отряд Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Семейство Procellariidae Procellariidae
Охранный статус Near Threatened Critically Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 51,0 cm (20.1 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Масса 303,0 g (10.69 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

Cape Verde Petrel only

Нет

Balearic Shearwater only

Охранный статус

Near Threatened

Cape Verde Petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Cape Verde Petrel

33–37 cm. Grey-brown above with pale grey rump; white underparts with dark partial breast smudge. Breeds Cape Verde Islands; ranges across Atlantic Ocean. Closely related to Desertas and Zino's petrels; Vulnerable. Visits colonies only at night; 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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