Audubon's Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Puffinus lherminieri в сравнении с Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Audubon's Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
Научное название Puffinus lherminieri Puffinus mauretanicus
Отряд Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Семейство Procellariidae Procellariidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Critically Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 37,1 cm (14.6 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Масса 209,0 g (7.37 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Audubon's Shearwater only

Нет

Balearic Shearwater only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Audubon's Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Audubon's Shearwater

27–33 cm. Small; dark brown above; white below with clean-cut pattern. Breeds Caribbean, tropical Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Ocean islands. Wide geographic range with multiple subspecies. Feeds on fish; breeds in burrows on oceanic islands; Near Threatened.

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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