Short-tailed Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Ardenna tenuirostris 对比 Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Short-tailed Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
学名 Ardenna tenuirostris Puffinus mauretanicus
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
保护状况 Least Concern Critically Endangered
体长
翼展 52.4 cm (20.6 in) 48.4 cm (19.1 in)
体重 695.0 g (24.52 oz) 514.8 g (18.16 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Short-tailed Shearwater only

Balearic Shearwater only

保护状况

Least Concern

Short-tailed Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Short-tailed Shearwater

41–43 cm, wingspan 95–100 cm. Sooty-brown; silvery underwing flash. Breeds Bass Strait islands (Australia) in enormous numbers; one of the world's most abundant seabirds. Migrates to North Pacific in vast flocks. Feeds on krill and fish. Harvested sustainably as 'muttonbirds' in Tasmania.

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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