Common Diving-petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Pelecanoides urinatrix so với Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Common Diving-petrel Balearic Shearwater
Tên Khoa Học Pelecanoides urinatrix Puffinus mauretanicus
Bộ Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Họ Procellariidae Procellariidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Critically Endangered
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 24,3 cm (9.6 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Khối Lượng 135,5 g (4.78 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Common Diving-petrel only

Balearic Shearwater only

Không

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Common Diving-petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Common Diving-petrel

20–25 cm. Dark above; white below; broad wings used for underwater propulsion. Most widespread diving-petrel; breeds New Zealand, southern Australia, Falklands, and subantarctic islands. Feeds on small fish and crustaceans by diving. Highly vulnerable to introduced predators at nesting colonies.

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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