Common Diving-petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Pelecanoides urinatrix 对比 Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Common Diving-petrel Balearic Shearwater
学名 Pelecanoides urinatrix Puffinus mauretanicus
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
保护状况 Least Concern Critically Endangered
体长
翼展 24.3 cm (9.6 in) 48.4 cm (19.1 in)
体重 135.5 g (4.78 oz) 514.8 g (18.16 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Common Diving-petrel only

Balearic Shearwater only

保护状况

Least Concern

Common Diving-petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Common Diving-petrel

20–25 cm. Dark above; white below; broad wings used for underwater propulsion. Most widespread diving-petrel; breeds New Zealand, southern Australia, Falklands, and subantarctic islands. Feeds on small fish and crustaceans by diving. Highly vulnerable to introduced predators at nesting colonies.

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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