Fluttering Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Puffinus gavia в сравнении с Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Fluttering Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
Научное название Puffinus gavia Puffinus mauretanicus
Отряд Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Семейство Procellariidae Procellariidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Critically Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 39,6 cm (15.6 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Масса 267,6666666666667 g (9.44 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Fluttering Shearwater only

Balearic Shearwater only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Fluttering Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Fluttering Shearwater

33 cm. Dark brown above; white below; relatively short-tailed. Breeds New Zealand North Island coast; non-breeding range restricted to Tasman Sea and nearby waters. Sedentary compared to most shearwaters; feeds on fish and squid. Near Threatened due to small range.

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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