Flesh-footed Shearwater vs Southern Giant Petrel

Ardenna carneipes verglichen mit Macronectes giganteus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Flesh-footed Shearwater Southern Giant Petrel
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ardenna carneipes Macronectes giganteus
Ordnung Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familie Procellariidae Procellariidae
Erhaltungsstatus Near Threatened Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 62,0 cm (24.4 in) 98,7 cm (38.9 in)
Gewicht 649,0 g (22.89 oz) 4425,0 g (156.09 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Flesh-footed Shearwater only

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Southern Giant Petrel only

Erhaltungsstatus

Near Threatened

Flesh-footed Shearwater

Least Concern

Southern Giant 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.

Southern Giant Petrel

86–99 cm, wingspan 185–205 cm; largest procellariid. Bill massive, pale horn with greenish tip. Two morphs: brown-and-white and rare all-white. Breeds Antarctic and subantarctic islands; ranges widely in Southern Ocean. Scavenges carrion and kills penguins; dominant at seal carcasses.

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