Short-tailed Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Ardenna tenuirostris so với Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Short-tailed Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
Tên Khoa Học Ardenna tenuirostris Puffinus mauretanicus
Bộ Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Họ Procellariidae Procellariidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Critically Endangered
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 52,4 cm (20.6 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Khối Lượng 695,0 g (24.52 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Short-tailed Shearwater only

Balearic Shearwater only

Không

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Short-tailed Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Short-tailed Shearwater

41–43 cm, wingspan 95–100 cm. Sooty-brown; silvery underwing flash. Breeds Bass Strait islands (Australia) in enormous numbers; one of the world's most abundant seabirds. Migrates to North Pacific in vast flocks. Feeds on krill and fish. Harvested sustainably as 'muttonbirds' in Tasmania.

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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