Balearic Shearwater vs Manx Shearwater

Puffinus mauretanicus 对比 Puffinus puffinus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Balearic Shearwater Manx Shearwater
学名 Puffinus mauretanicus Puffinus puffinus
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
保护状况 Critically Endangered Least Concern
体长
翼展 48.4 cm (19.1 in) 46.5 cm (18.3 in)
体重 514.8 g (18.16 oz) 482.25 g (17.01 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Balearic Shearwater only

Manx Shearwater only

保护状况

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

Least Concern

Manx Shearwater

About These Birds

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.

Manx Shearwater

30–38 cm, wingspan 76–89 cm. Classic small shearwater; jet-black above, brilliant white below; rapid wing-beats and stiff glides. Breeds UK, Faroe, Iceland, and Canary islands; makes extraordinary migrations to south Atlantic. Feeds on fish and squid; nocturnal at colonies. Near Threatened.

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