Flesh-footed Shearwater vs Bermuda Petrel

Ardenna carneipes compared with Pterodroma cahow

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Flesh-footed Shearwater Bermuda Petrel
Scientific Name Ardenna carneipes Pterodroma cahow
Order Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Family Procellariidae Procellariidae
Conservation Status Near Threatened Endangered
Length
Wingspan 62.0 cm (24.4 in) 49.0 cm (19.3 in)
Weight 649.0 g (22.89 oz) 329.8 g (11.63 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

Flesh-footed Shearwater only

Bermuda Petrel only

Conservation Status

Near Threatened

Flesh-footed Shearwater

Endangered

Bermuda 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.

Bermuda Petrel

38 cm. Dark grey-brown above; white below with dark partial collar. Critically Endangered; once thought extinct, rediscovered 1951 in Bermuda. Fewer than 140 breeding pairs on offshore islets. Recovery aided by artificial burrows; feeds on squid and fish in open Atlantic.

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