Flesh-footed Shearwater vs Fairy Prion

Ardenna carneipes verglichen mit Pachyptila turtur

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Flesh-footed Shearwater Fairy Prion
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ardenna carneipes Pachyptila turtur
Ordnung Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familie Procellariidae Procellariidae
Erhaltungsstatus Near Threatened Least Concern
Länge — —
Flügelspannweite 62,0 cm (24.4 in) 34,8 cm (13.7 in)
Gewicht 649,0 g (22.89 oz) 136,75 g (4.82 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Flesh-footed Shearwater only

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Fairy Prion only

Erhaltungsstatus

Near Threatened

Flesh-footed Shearwater

Least Concern

Fairy Prion

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.

Fairy Prion

23–28 cm, wingspan 56–60 cm. Small prion with narrow bill; blue-grey with clear dark M-mark across wings. Breeds southern New Zealand, Falklands, Kerguelen. The most widespread small prion. Feeds on small crustaceans and copepods at sea surface; highly gregarious offshore.

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