Subantarctic Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Puffinus elegans 对比 Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Subantarctic Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
学名 Puffinus elegans Puffinus mauretanicus
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
保护状况 Least Concern Critically Endangered
体长
翼展 36.8 cm (14.5 in) 48.4 cm (19.1 in)
体重 222.5 g (7.85 oz) 514.8 g (18.16 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Subantarctic Shearwater only

Balearic Shearwater only

保护状况

Least Concern

Subantarctic Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Subantarctic Shearwater

27–30 cm. Dark above; white below with clean sharp borders; slightly larger than related small shearwaters. Breeds subantarctic islands (Tristan da Cunha, Gough, St. Paul). Ranges in subantarctic Southern Ocean. Separated from Little Shearwater by range and subtle differences.

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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