Boyd's Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Puffinus boydi so với Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Boyd's Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
Tên Khoa Học Puffinus boydi Puffinus mauretanicus
Bộ Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Họ Procellariidae Procellariidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Not Evaluated 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 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Boyd's Shearwater only

Không

Balearic Shearwater only

Không

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Not Evaluated

Boyd's Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Boyd's Shearwater

27 cm. Dark brown above; white below; white face with dark eye-patch. Breeds Cape Verde Islands. Ranges in tropical east Atlantic. Closely related to Barolo Shearwater; both formerly grouped in Little Shearwater complex. Near Threatened; feeds on small fish and squid.

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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