Bryan's Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Puffinus bryani в сравнении с Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Bryan's Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
Научное название Puffinus bryani Puffinus mauretanicus
Отряд Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Семейство Procellariidae Procellariidae
Охранный статус Critically Endangered Critically Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 33,0 cm (13.0 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Масса 147,0 g (5.19 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Bryan's Shearwater only

Нет

Balearic Shearwater only

Нет

Охранный статус

Critically Endangered

Bryan's Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Bryan's Shearwater

27 cm. Small shearwater; dark brown above, white below with dark smudging on flanks. Known from only a few specimens collected at Midway Atoll; Critically Endangered or possibly extinct. No confirmed breeding in decades; one of the least-known shearwaters.

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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