Flesh-footed Shearwater vs Hutton's Shearwater

Ardenna carneipes verglichen mit Puffinus huttoni

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Flesh-footed Shearwater Hutton's Shearwater
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ardenna carneipes Puffinus huttoni
Ordnung Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familie Procellariidae Procellariidae
Erhaltungsstatus Near Threatened Endangered
Länge
Flügelspannweite 62,0 cm (24.4 in) 41,8 cm (16.5 in)
Gewicht 649,0 g (22.89 oz) 345,4166666666667 g (12.18 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Flesh-footed Shearwater only

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Hutton's Shearwater only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Near Threatened

Flesh-footed Shearwater

Endangered

Hutton's Shearwater

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.

Hutton's Shearwater

38 cm. Dark above; white below; larger than Fluttering Shearwater. Breeds only in alpine zone of Kaikoura Ranges, South Island, New Zealand. Endangered; very restricted inland breeding range unique among shearwaters; feeds at sea in Tasman Sea and off south Australia.

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