Sooty Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Ardenna grisea 对比 Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Sooty Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
学名 Ardenna grisea Puffinus mauretanicus
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
保护状况 Near Threatened Critically Endangered
体长
翼展 59.1 cm (23.3 in) 48.4 cm (19.1 in)
体重 814.0 g (28.71 oz) 514.8 g (18.16 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Sooty Shearwater only

Balearic Shearwater only

保护状况

Near Threatened

Sooty Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Sooty Shearwater

40–51 cm, wingspan 94–110 cm. All dark sooty-brown with silvery-white underwing flash. Breeds New Zealand and southern South America; undertakes one of the longest migrations of any animal to North Pacific and Atlantic. Feeds on fish, squid, and krill. Near Threatened; millions estimated.

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.

More Birds to Explore

Explore the Nature FYI Family