Boyd's Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Puffinus boydi 对比 Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Boyd's Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
学名 Puffinus boydi Puffinus mauretanicus
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
保护状况 Not Evaluated Critically Endangered
体长
翼展 48.4 cm (19.1 in)
体重 514.8 g (18.16 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Boyd's Shearwater only

Balearic Shearwater only

保护状况

Not Evaluated

Boyd's Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Boyd's Shearwater

27 cm. Dark brown above; white below; white face with dark eye-patch. Breeds Cape Verde Islands. Ranges in tropical east Atlantic. Closely related to Barolo Shearwater; both formerly grouped in Little Shearwater complex. Near Threatened; feeds on small fish and 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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