Kermadec Petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Pterodroma neglecta в сравнении с Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Kermadec Petrel Balearic Shearwater
Научное название Pterodroma neglecta Puffinus mauretanicus
Отряд Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Семейство Procellariidae Procellariidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Critically Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 57,6 cm (22.7 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Масса 452,5 g (15.96 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

Kermadec Petrel only

Нет

Balearic Shearwater only

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Kermadec Petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Kermadec Petrel

38 cm. Polymorphic: pale morph has white underparts; dark morph is all brown-grey. Breeds Kermadec, Juan Fernandez, and Pacific islands. Ranges widely in subtropical and tropical Pacific. Feeds on fish and squid; nests in rock crevices and burrows.

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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