Boyd's Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Puffinus boydi в сравнении с Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Boyd's Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
Научное название Puffinus boydi Puffinus mauretanicus
Отряд Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Семейство Procellariidae Procellariidae
Охранный статус Not Evaluated Critically Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Масса 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Boyd's Shearwater only

Нет

Balearic Shearwater only

Нет

Охранный статус

Not Evaluated

Boyd's Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Boyd's Shearwater

27 cm. Dark brown above; white below; white face with dark eye-patch. Breeds Cape Verde Islands. Ranges in tropical east Atlantic. Closely related to Barolo Shearwater; both formerly grouped in Little Shearwater complex. Near Threatened; feeds on small fish and squid.

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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