Flesh-footed Shearwater vs Northern Giant Petrel

Ardenna carneipes verglichen mit Macronectes halli

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Flesh-footed Shearwater Northern Giant Petrel
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ardenna carneipes Macronectes halli
Ordnung Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familie Procellariidae Procellariidae
Erhaltungsstatus Near Threatened Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 62,0 cm (24.4 in) 99,6 cm (39.2 in)
Gewicht 649,0 g (22.89 oz) 4362,5 g (153.88 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Flesh-footed Shearwater only

Northern Giant Petrel only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Near Threatened

Flesh-footed Shearwater

Least Concern

Northern Giant 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.

Northern Giant Petrel

80–95 cm, wingspan 150–200 cm. Resembles Southern Giant Petrel but bill tip is reddish-brown; lacks white morph. Breeds subantarctic islands (South Georgia, Macquarie, Auckland). Ranges north into subtropics; scavenges offal and carrion at sea. Near Threatened due to longline bycatch.

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