Small Saint Helena Petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Bulweria bifax 对比 Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Small Saint Helena Petrel Balearic Shearwater
学名 Bulweria bifax Puffinus mauretanicus
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
保护状况 Extinct Critically Endangered
体长
翼展 48.4 cm (19.1 in)
体重 167.17 g (5.90 oz) 514.8 g (18.16 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Small Saint Helena Petrel only

Balearic Shearwater only

保护状况

Extinct

Small Saint Helena Petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Small Saint Helena Petrel

Extinct; known only from subfossil bones from St. Helena Island. Smaller than Bulwer's Petrel; went extinct shortly after human settlement of St. Helena, likely from introduced predators. Part of the endemic St. Helena seabird community that was largely extirpated by human arrival.

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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