Great Shearwater vs Cook's Petrel

Ardenna gravis verglichen mit Pterodroma cookii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Great Shearwater Cook's Petrel
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ardenna gravis Pterodroma cookii
Ordnung Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familie Procellariidae Procellariidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Vulnerable
Länge
Flügelspannweite 63,6 cm (25.0 in) 42,6 cm (16.8 in)
Gewicht 832,5 g (29.37 oz) 194,33333333333334 g (6.85 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Great Shearwater only

Cook's Petrel only

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Great Shearwater

Vulnerable

Cook's Petrel

About These Birds

Great Shearwater

43–51 cm, wingspan 105–122 cm. Large; dark brown above with white underparts, dark cap, and distinctive scaly pattern on upperwing. Breeds Tristan da Cunha, Gough, and Falklands; migrates to North Atlantic. Feeds on fish and squid; spectacular post-breeding migration past UK coasts.

Cook's Petrel

26–30 cm, wingspan 66 cm. Pale grey above with dark M-mark; white underparts with dark partial collar and carpal bar. Breeds only on islands off New Zealand (Little Barrier, Codfish). Vulnerable; migrates to North Pacific. Feeds on squid and crustaceans.

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