Subantarctic Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Puffinus elegans ile kıyaslandığında Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Subantarctic Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
Bilimsel Ad Puffinus elegans Puffinus mauretanicus
Takım Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familya Procellariidae Procellariidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Critically Endangered
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 36,8 cm (14.5 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Ağırlık 222,5 g (7.85 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Hiçbiri

Subantarctic Shearwater only

Balearic Shearwater only

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Subantarctic Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Subantarctic Shearwater

27–30 cm. Dark above; white below with clean sharp borders; slightly larger than related small shearwaters. Breeds subantarctic islands (Tristan da Cunha, Gough, St. Paul). Ranges in subantarctic Southern Ocean. Separated from Little Shearwater by range and subtle differences.

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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