Wedge-tailed Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Ardenna pacifica 对比 Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Wedge-tailed Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
学名 Ardenna pacifica Puffinus mauretanicus
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
保护状况 Least Concern Critically Endangered
体长
翼展 59.4 cm (23.4 in) 48.4 cm (19.1 in)
体重 435.0 g (15.34 oz) 514.8 g (18.16 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Wedge-tailed Shearwater only

Balearic Shearwater only

保护状况

Least Concern

Wedge-tailed Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Wedge-tailed Shearwater

38–46 cm, wingspan 97–105 cm. Long wedge-shaped tail diagnostic; dark brown above; polymorphic below (dark or white-breasted). Breeds tropical Pacific and Indian Ocean islands. Ranges widely at sea. Feeds on fish and squid; often associates with tuna. Common and widespread.

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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