Large Saint Helena Petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Pterodroma rupinarum so với Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Large Saint Helena Petrel Balearic Shearwater
Tên Khoa Học Pterodroma rupinarum Puffinus mauretanicus
Bộ Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Họ Procellariidae Procellariidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Extinct Critically Endangered
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Khối Lượng 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Không

Large Saint Helena Petrel only

Không

Balearic Shearwater only

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Extinct

Large Saint Helena Petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Large Saint Helena Petrel

Extinct; known only from subfossil bones found on St. Helena. Medium-large petrel that went extinct within the last few centuries, likely due to human settlement, habitat destruction, and introduced predators. Related to living Pterodroma species; part of the endemic St. Helena avifauna.

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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