Great Shearwater vs Heinroth's Shearwater

Ardenna gravis verglichen mit Puffinus heinrothi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Great Shearwater Heinroth's Shearwater
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ardenna gravis Puffinus heinrothi
Ordnung Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familie Procellariidae Procellariidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Vulnerable
Länge — —
Flügelspannweite 63,6 cm (25.0 in) 35,7 cm (14.1 in)
Gewicht 832,5 g (29.37 oz) 82,0 g (2.89 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 --
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Great Shearwater only

Heinroth's Shearwater only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Great Shearwater

Vulnerable

Heinroth's Shearwater

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.

Heinroth's Shearwater

27 cm. Small dark shearwater; all sooty-brown with pale bill. Breeds Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea. Critically Endangered; extremely poorly known with only a handful of records. Breeding biology almost completely unknown; one of the rarest and least-studied seabirds.

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