Great Shearwater vs Broad-billed Prion

Ardenna gravis مقارنةً بـ Pachyptila vittata

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Great Shearwater Broad-billed Prion
الاسم العلمي Ardenna gravis Pachyptila vittata
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Procellariidae Procellariidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 63,6 cm (25.0 in) 39,0 cm (15.4 in)
الوزن 832,5 g (29.37 oz) 187,0 g (6.60 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Great Shearwater only

Broad-billed Prion only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Great Shearwater

Least Concern

Broad-billed Prion

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.

Broad-billed Prion

25–30 cm, wingspan 57–66 cm. Largest prion; pale blue-grey above, white below with dark M-mark across wings. Bill broad, blue with lamellae for filter-feeding on copepods. Breeds Tristan da Cunha and New Zealand subantarctic. Feeds by hydroplaning with bill submerged.

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