Henderson Petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Pterodroma atrata 对比 Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Henderson Petrel Balearic Shearwater
学名 Pterodroma atrata Puffinus mauretanicus
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
保护状况 Endangered Critically Endangered
体长
翼展 59.0 cm (23.2 in) 48.4 cm (19.1 in)
体重 320.0 g (11.29 oz) 514.8 g (18.16 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Henderson Petrel only

Balearic Shearwater only

保护状况

Endangered

Henderson Petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Henderson Petrel

36–38 cm. All-dark gadfly petrel; sooty-brown with slightly paler primary patch below. Breeds Henderson Island (Pitcairn Islands). Endangered; population estimated at 5,000–10,000 pairs but vulnerable to introduced rats. Ranges in South Pacific; feeds at night on squid.

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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