Large Saint Helena Petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Pterodroma rupinarum ile kıyaslandığında Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Large Saint Helena Petrel Balearic Shearwater
Bilimsel Ad Pterodroma rupinarum Puffinus mauretanicus
Takım Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familya Procellariidae Procellariidae
Koruma Durumu Extinct Critically Endangered
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Ağırlık 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Hiçbiri

Large Saint Helena Petrel only

Hiçbiri

Balearic Shearwater only

Koruma Durumu

Extinct

Large Saint Helena Petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Large Saint Helena Petrel

Extinct; known only from subfossil bones found on St. Helena. Medium-large petrel that went extinct within the last few centuries, likely due to human settlement, habitat destruction, and introduced predators. Related to living Pterodroma species; part of the endemic St. Helena avifauna.

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.

More Birds to Explore

Explore the Nature FYI Family