Flesh-footed Shearwater vs Peruvian Diving-petrel

Ardenna carneipes verglichen mit Pelecanoides garnotii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Flesh-footed Shearwater Peruvian Diving-petrel
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ardenna carneipes Pelecanoides garnotii
Ordnung Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familie Procellariidae Procellariidae
Erhaltungsstatus Near Threatened Near Threatened
Länge
Flügelspannweite 62,0 cm (24.4 in) 26,8 cm (10.6 in)
Gewicht 649,0 g (22.89 oz) 193,0 g (6.81 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Flesh-footed Shearwater only

Peruvian Diving-petrel only

Erhaltungsstatus

Near Threatened

Flesh-footed Shearwater

Near Threatened

Peruvian Diving-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.

Peruvian Diving-petrel

22–24 cm. Small, stocky diving seabird; dark above, white below. Breeds coastal Peru and Chile; non-migratory. Uses wings to 'fly' underwater like alcids; feeds on anchovy and krill in the Humboldt Current. Endangered; highly vulnerable to El Niño events and guano harvesting disturbance.

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