Great Shearwater vs Christmas Shearwater

Ardenna gravis verglichen mit Puffinus nativitatis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Great Shearwater Christmas Shearwater
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ardenna gravis Puffinus nativitatis
Ordnung Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familie Procellariidae Procellariidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge — —
Flügelspannweite 63,6 cm (25.0 in) 47,1 cm (18.5 in)
Gewicht 832,5 g (29.37 oz) 357,5 g (12.61 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Great Shearwater only

Christmas Shearwater only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Great Shearwater

Least Concern

Christmas 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.

Christmas Shearwater

35 cm. All-dark sooty-brown shearwater; dark bill and feet. Breeds Christmas and Palmyra islands in central Pacific; ranges in tropical Pacific. Feeds on fish and squid. Distinguished from other dark shearwaters by small size and tropical Pacific range; Near Threatened.

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