Flesh-footed Shearwater vs White-headed Petrel

Ardenna carneipes verglichen mit Pterodroma lessonii

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Merkmal Flesh-footed Shearwater White-headed Petrel
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ardenna carneipes Pterodroma lessonii
Ordnung Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familie Procellariidae Procellariidae
Erhaltungsstatus Near Threatened Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 62,0 cm (24.4 in) 60,7 cm (23.9 in)
Gewicht 649,0 g (22.89 oz) 695,0 g (24.52 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Flesh-footed Shearwater only

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White-headed Petrel only

Erhaltungsstatus

Near Threatened

Flesh-footed Shearwater

Least Concern

White-headed 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.

White-headed Petrel

43 cm, wingspan 109 cm. Large petrel with white head, grey back, and white underparts; dark upperwing. Breeds Kerguelen, Macquarie, Auckland, and Antipodes islands. Ranges in subantarctic to temperate Southern Ocean. Feeds on squid and fish; nocturnal at colonies.

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