Soft-plumaged Petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Pterodroma mollis ile kıyaslandığında Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Soft-plumaged Petrel Balearic Shearwater
Bilimsel Ad Pterodroma mollis Puffinus mauretanicus
Takım Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familya Procellariidae Procellariidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Critically Endangered
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 48,6 cm (19.1 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Ağırlık 315,0 g (11.11 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Soft-plumaged Petrel only

Hiçbiri

Balearic Shearwater only

Hiçbiri

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Soft-plumaged Petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Soft-plumaged Petrel

32–37 cm, wingspan 83–95 cm. Grey above; white below with a distinctive dark partial breast-band and dark-streaked face. Breeds Tristan, Gough, and southern Indian Ocean islands. Ranges widely in Southern Ocean. Feeds on fish and squid; arcs steeply in strong winds.

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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