Bryan's Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Puffinus bryani 对比 Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Bryan's Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
学名 Puffinus bryani Puffinus mauretanicus
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
保护状况 Critically Endangered Critically Endangered
体长
翼展 33.0 cm (13.0 in) 48.4 cm (19.1 in)
体重 147.0 g (5.19 oz) 514.8 g (18.16 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Bryan's Shearwater only

Balearic Shearwater only

保护状况

Critically Endangered

Bryan's Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Bryan's Shearwater

27 cm. Small shearwater; dark brown above, white below with dark smudging on flanks. Known from only a few specimens collected at Midway Atoll; Critically Endangered or possibly extinct. No confirmed breeding in decades; one of the least-known shearwaters.

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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