Cape Petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Daption capense ile kıyaslandığında Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Cape Petrel Balearic Shearwater
Bilimsel Ad Daption capense Puffinus mauretanicus
Takım Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familya Procellariidae Procellariidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Critically Endangered
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 50,0 cm (19.7 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Ağırlık 444,6666666666667 g (15.69 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
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Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Hiçbiri

Cape Petrel only

Hiçbiri

Balearic Shearwater only

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Cape Petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Cape Petrel

38–40 cm, wingspan 81–91 cm. Unmistakable chequered black-and-white plumage with two white wing patches. Abundant in the Southern Ocean; breeds on Antarctic and subantarctic cliff ledges. Follows ships avidly; feeds on krill, fish, and offal. One of the most commonly seen Antarctic seabirds.

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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