Large Saint Helena Petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Pterodroma rupinarum в сравнении с Puffinus mauretanicus

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Характеристика Large Saint Helena Petrel Balearic Shearwater
Научное название Pterodroma rupinarum Puffinus mauretanicus
Отряд Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Семейство Procellariidae Procellariidae
Охранный статус Extinct Critically Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Масса 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

Large Saint Helena Petrel only

Нет

Balearic Shearwater only

Охранный статус

Extinct

Large Saint Helena Petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Large Saint Helena Petrel

Extinct; known only from subfossil bones found on St. Helena. Medium-large petrel that went extinct within the last few centuries, likely due to human settlement, habitat destruction, and introduced predators. Related to living Pterodroma species; part of the endemic St. Helena avifauna.

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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