Jouanin's Petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Bulweria fallax 对比 Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Jouanin's Petrel Balearic Shearwater
学名 Bulweria fallax Puffinus mauretanicus
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
保护状况 Near Threatened Critically Endangered
体长
翼展 48.2 cm (19.0 in) 48.4 cm (19.1 in)
体重 167.5 g (5.91 oz) 514.8 g (18.16 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Jouanin's Petrel only

Balearic Shearwater only

保护状况

Near Threatened

Jouanin's Petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Jouanin's Petrel

43–45 cm. Larger than Bulwer's Petrel; all sooty-brown with a wedge-shaped tail and faint pale wing-bar. Breeds southern Arabian Sea islands (Socotra region); ranges in Indian Ocean. Near Threatened; poorly studied. Feeds on squid and fish; crepuscular and nocturnal at sea.

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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