Flesh-footed Shearwater vs Collared Petrel

Ardenna carneipes compared with Pterodroma brevipes

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Flesh-footed Shearwater Collared Petrel
Scientific Name Ardenna carneipes Pterodroma brevipes
Order Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Family Procellariidae Procellariidae
Conservation Status Near Threatened Vulnerable
Length — —
Wingspan 62.0 cm (24.4 in) 42.4 cm (16.7 in)
Weight 649.0 g (22.89 oz) 137.0 g (4.83 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 1 1
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

Flesh-footed Shearwater only

Collared Petrel only

Conservation Status

Near Threatened

Flesh-footed Shearwater

Vulnerable

Collared Petrel

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.

Collared Petrel

30 cm. Polymorphic; pale morph has grey collar band contrasting with white breast; dark morph sooty grey. Breeds Fiji, Vanuatu, Tonga, Samoa. Vulnerable; threatened by introduced predators. Ranges in tropical South Pacific; feeds on squid and fish.

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