Balearic Shearwater vs Antarctic Petrel

Puffinus mauretanicus so với Thalassoica antarctica

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Balearic Shearwater Antarctic Petrel
Tên Khoa Học Puffinus mauretanicus Thalassoica antarctica
Bộ Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Họ Procellariidae Procellariidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Critically Endangered Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 48,4 cm (19.1 in) 59,2 cm (23.3 in)
Khối Lượng 514,8 g (18.16 oz) 658,3333333333334 g (23.22 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

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Balearic Shearwater only

Antarctic Petrel only

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Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

Least Concern

Antarctic Petrel

About These Birds

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.

Antarctic Petrel

40–46 cm, wingspan 100–110 cm. Striking chocolate-brown and white pattern; only member of its genus. Breeds solely in Antarctica on cliff ledges; among the most southerly-nesting birds. Feeds on fish and krill beneath pack ice. Returns to colonies in October; one of the most abundant Antarctic seabirds.

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