Salvin's Prion vs Balearic Shearwater

Pachyptila salvini 对比 Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Salvin's Prion Balearic Shearwater
学名 Pachyptila salvini Puffinus mauretanicus
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
保护状况 Least Concern Critically Endangered
体长
翼展 38.6 cm (15.2 in) 48.4 cm (19.1 in)
体重 162.5 g (5.73 oz) 514.8 g (18.16 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Salvin's Prion only

Balearic Shearwater only

保护状况

Least Concern

Salvin's Prion

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Salvin's Prion

25–28 cm, wingspan 57–63 cm. Similar to Broad-billed Prion but bill intermediate in width; blue-grey above with dark W-wing mark. Breeds Crozet and Marion islands in Indian Ocean. Feeds on crustaceans by filter-seizing at surface. Distinguished from congeners mainly by bill width.

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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