Balearic Shearwater vs Black-vented Shearwater

Puffinus mauretanicus в сравнении с Puffinus opisthomelas

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Характеристика Balearic Shearwater Black-vented Shearwater
Научное название Puffinus mauretanicus Puffinus opisthomelas
Отряд Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Семейство Procellariidae Procellariidae
Охранный статус Critically Endangered Near Threatened
Длина
Размах крыльев 48,4 cm (19.1 in) 46,6 cm (18.3 in)
Масса 514,8 g (18.16 oz) 420,5833333333333 g (14.84 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Balearic Shearwater only

Нет

Black-vented Shearwater only

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Охранный статус

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

Near Threatened

Black-vented Shearwater

About These Birds

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.

Black-vented Shearwater

30–38 cm. Dark above with blackish undertail and vent; white below. Breeds islands off Baja California; ranges offshore in eastern Pacific to Peru. Near Threatened; affected by introduced predators on breeding islands. Feeds on fish; often seen from Baja California shore.

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