Common Diving-petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Pelecanoides urinatrix ile kıyaslandığında Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Common Diving-petrel Balearic Shearwater
Bilimsel Ad Pelecanoides urinatrix Puffinus mauretanicus
Takım Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familya Procellariidae Procellariidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Critically Endangered
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 24,3 cm (9.6 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Ağırlık 135,5 g (4.78 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Common Diving-petrel only

Balearic Shearwater only

Hiçbiri

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Common Diving-petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Common Diving-petrel

20–25 cm. Dark above; white below; broad wings used for underwater propulsion. Most widespread diving-petrel; breeds New Zealand, southern Australia, Falklands, and subantarctic islands. Feeds on small fish and crustaceans by diving. Highly vulnerable to introduced predators at nesting colonies.

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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