Short-tailed Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Ardenna tenuirostris ile kıyaslandığında Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Short-tailed Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
Bilimsel Ad Ardenna tenuirostris Puffinus mauretanicus
Takım Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familya Procellariidae Procellariidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Critically Endangered
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 52,4 cm (20.6 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Ağırlık 695,0 g (24.52 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Short-tailed Shearwater only

Balearic Shearwater only

Hiçbiri

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Short-tailed Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Short-tailed Shearwater

41–43 cm, wingspan 95–100 cm. Sooty-brown; silvery underwing flash. Breeds Bass Strait islands (Australia) in enormous numbers; one of the world's most abundant seabirds. Migrates to North Pacific in vast flocks. Feeds on krill and fish. Harvested sustainably as 'muttonbirds' in Tasmania.

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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