Great Shearwater vs Great-winged Petrel

Ardenna gravis مقارنةً بـ Pterodroma macroptera

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Great Shearwater Great-winged Petrel
الاسم العلمي Ardenna gravis Pterodroma macroptera
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Procellariidae Procellariidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 63,6 cm (25.0 in) 60,7 cm (23.9 in)
الوزن 832,5 g (29.37 oz) 548,75 g (19.36 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Great Shearwater only

Great-winged Petrel only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Great Shearwater

Least Concern

Great-winged 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.

Great-winged Petrel

41 cm, wingspan 97 cm. Large all-dark gadfly petrel; dusky bill, black feet. Breeds on islands from Tristan da Cunha to SW Australia and New Zealand. Ranges widely in southern Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans. Flies with characteristic high arcing; feeds on squid and fish.

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