Flesh-footed Shearwater vs Rapa Shearwater

Ardenna carneipes مقارنةً بـ Puffinus myrtae

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Flesh-footed Shearwater Rapa Shearwater
الاسم العلمي Ardenna carneipes Puffinus myrtae
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Procellariidae Procellariidae
حالة الحفاظ Near Threatened Critically Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 62,0 cm (24.4 in) 48,2 cm (19.0 in)
الوزن 649,0 g (22.89 oz) 237,5 g (8.38 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Flesh-footed Shearwater only

Rapa Shearwater only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Near Threatened

Flesh-footed Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Rapa Shearwater

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.

Rapa Shearwater

30–33 cm. Dark above; white below. Breeds Rapa Island (French Polynesia). Critically Endangered with a very small population on a single island. Poorly known; threatened by introduced predators. Ranges in central south Pacific; one of the rarest shearwaters.

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