Cape Petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Daption capense so với Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Cape Petrel Balearic Shearwater
Tên Khoa Học Daption capense Puffinus mauretanicus
Bộ Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Họ Procellariidae Procellariidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Critically Endangered
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 50,0 cm (19.7 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Khối Lượng 444,6666666666667 g (15.69 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Không

Cape Petrel only

Không

Balearic Shearwater only

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Cape Petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Cape Petrel

38–40 cm, wingspan 81–91 cm. Unmistakable chequered black-and-white plumage with two white wing patches. Abundant in the Southern Ocean; breeds on Antarctic and subantarctic cliff ledges. Follows ships avidly; feeds on krill, fish, and offal. One of the most commonly seen Antarctic seabirds.

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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