Providence Petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Pterodroma solandri в сравнении с Puffinus mauretanicus

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Характеристика Providence Petrel Balearic Shearwater
Научное название Pterodroma solandri Puffinus mauretanicus
Отряд Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Семейство Procellariidae Procellariidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Critically Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 59,8 cm (23.5 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Масса 480,3333333333333 g (16.94 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

Providence Petrel only

Balearic Shearwater only

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Providence Petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Providence Petrel

40 cm, wingspan 96–100 cm. Dark brown overall with pale forehead; underwing shows white flash at base of primaries. Breeds Lord Howe Island; migrates to North Pacific after breeding. Feeds on squid and fish; populations recovering after predator control on Lord Howe.

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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