Great Shearwater vs Chatham Islands Petrel

Ardenna gravis مقارنةً بـ Pterodroma axillaris

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Great Shearwater Chatham Islands Petrel
الاسم العلمي Ardenna gravis Pterodroma axillaris
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Procellariidae Procellariidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Vulnerable
الطول
طول الجناح 63,6 cm (25.0 in) 42,4 cm (16.7 in)
الوزن 832,5 g (29.37 oz) 226,25 g (7.98 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Great Shearwater only

Chatham Islands Petrel only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Great Shearwater

Vulnerable

Chatham Islands Petrel

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.

Chatham Islands Petrel

30 cm. Small; dark grey above with white forehead and underparts; distinctive black axillaries. Critically Endangered; breeds only South East Island, Chatham Islands (few hundred pairs). Threatened by weka predation; intensive management sustains population. Ranges in temperate Pacific.

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