Subantarctic Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Puffinus elegans so với Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Subantarctic Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
Tên Khoa Học Puffinus elegans Puffinus mauretanicus
Bộ Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Họ Procellariidae Procellariidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Critically Endangered
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 36,8 cm (14.5 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Khối Lượng 222,5 g (7.85 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Không

Subantarctic Shearwater only

Balearic Shearwater only

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Subantarctic Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Subantarctic Shearwater

27–30 cm. Dark above; white below with clean sharp borders; slightly larger than related small shearwaters. Breeds subantarctic islands (Tristan da Cunha, Gough, St. Paul). Ranges in subantarctic Southern Ocean. Separated from Little Shearwater by range and subtle differences.

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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