Great Shearwater vs Southern Fulmar

Ardenna gravis مقارنةً بـ Fulmarus glacialoides

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Great Shearwater Southern Fulmar
الاسم العلمي Ardenna gravis Fulmarus glacialoides
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Procellariidae Procellariidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 63,6 cm (25.0 in) 63,0 cm (24.8 in)
الوزن 832,5 g (29.37 oz) 897,5 g (31.66 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Great Shearwater only

Southern Fulmar only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Great Shearwater

Least Concern

Southern Fulmar

About These Birds

Great Shearwater

43–51 cm, wingspan 105–122 cm. Large; dark brown above with white underparts, dark cap, and distinctive scaly pattern on upperwing. Breeds Tristan da Cunha, Gough, and Falklands; migrates to North Atlantic. Feeds on fish and squid; spectacular post-breeding migration past UK coasts.

Southern Fulmar

45–50 cm, wingspan 115–120 cm. Pale grey above, white below with dark wingtips; pink bill with blue tube-nose. Breeds Antarctic cliffs; ranges across Southern Ocean to about 35°S after breeding. Feeds on fish, squid, and krill by surface-seizing. Highly colonial; migratory.

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