Vanuatu petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Pterodroma occulta ile kıyaslandığında Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Vanuatu petrel Balearic Shearwater
Bilimsel Ad Pterodroma occulta Puffinus mauretanicus
Takım Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familya Procellariidae Procellariidae
Koruma Durumu Not Evaluated Critically Endangered
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Ağırlık 325,0 g (11.46 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Hiçbiri

Vanuatu petrel only

Hiçbiri

Balearic Shearwater only

Koruma Durumu

Not Evaluated

Vanuatu petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Vanuatu petrel

37–40 cm. Dark above with white forehead and underparts; black partial collar. Breeds Vanuatu; poorly known. Endangered or Critically Endangered with very few confirmed nests. Described as full species only in 1984; nocturnal at colonies; feeds on squid and fish in tropical Pacific.

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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