Grey Petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Procellaria cinerea so với Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Grey Petrel Balearic Shearwater
Tên Khoa Học Procellaria cinerea Puffinus mauretanicus
Bộ Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Họ Procellariidae Procellariidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Near Threatened Critically Endangered
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 65,2 cm (25.7 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Khối Lượng 1140,0 g (40.21 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Grey Petrel only

Balearic Shearwater only

Không

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Near Threatened

Grey Petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Grey Petrel

48 cm, wingspan 119–130 cm. Grey petrel with pale yellowish bill; white underparts. Breeds Tristan da Cunha, Gough, Auckland, Antipodes, Crozet, and Kerguelen. Unique among petrels in breeding in winter; feeds on fish and squid. Near Threatened; bycatch in longline fisheries.

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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