Little Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Puffinus assimilis so với Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Little Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
Tên Khoa Học Puffinus assimilis Puffinus mauretanicus
Bộ Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Họ Procellariidae Procellariidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Critically Endangered
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 36,0 cm (14.2 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Khối Lượng 198,0 g (6.98 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Little Shearwater only

Balearic Shearwater only

Không

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Little Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Little Shearwater

25–30 cm. Small shearwater; dark above with white underparts and extensive white on face and sides of neck. Breeds Canary Islands, Madeira, and southern hemisphere islands; ranges in adjacent oceans. Feeds on small fish and squid; fast fluttering flight close to water.

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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