Soft-plumaged Petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Pterodroma mollis so với Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Soft-plumaged Petrel Balearic Shearwater
Tên Khoa Học Pterodroma mollis Puffinus mauretanicus
Bộ Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Họ Procellariidae Procellariidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Critically Endangered
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 48,6 cm (19.1 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Khối Lượng 315,0 g (11.11 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Soft-plumaged Petrel only

Không

Balearic Shearwater only

Không

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Soft-plumaged Petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Soft-plumaged Petrel

32–37 cm, wingspan 83–95 cm. Grey above; white below with a distinctive dark partial breast-band and dark-streaked face. Breeds Tristan, Gough, and southern Indian Ocean islands. Ranges widely in Southern Ocean. Feeds on fish and squid; arcs steeply in strong winds.

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.

More Birds to Explore

Explore the Nature FYI Family