Flesh-footed Shearwater vs Large Saint Helena Petrel

Ardenna carneipes مقارنةً بـ Pterodroma rupinarum

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Flesh-footed Shearwater Large Saint Helena Petrel
الاسم العلمي Ardenna carneipes Pterodroma rupinarum
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Procellariidae Procellariidae
حالة الحفاظ Near Threatened Extinct
الطول
طول الجناح 62,0 cm (24.4 in)
الوزن 649,0 g (22.89 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Flesh-footed Shearwater only

Large Saint Helena Petrel only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Near Threatened

Flesh-footed Shearwater

Extinct

Large Saint Helena Petrel

About These Birds

Flesh-footed Shearwater

41–45 cm, wingspan 99–107 cm. All-dark sooty-brown with pale flesh-coloured feet and yellowish bill base. Breeds southern Indian Ocean islands and SW Australia; ranges to North Pacific. Near Threatened; bycatch concern. Feeds on fish and squid; follows fishing vessels.

Large Saint Helena Petrel

Extinct; known only from subfossil bones found on St. Helena. Medium-large petrel that went extinct within the last few centuries, likely due to human settlement, habitat destruction, and introduced predators. Related to living Pterodroma species; part of the endemic St. Helena avifauna.

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