Flesh-footed Shearwater vs Large Saint Helena Petrel

Ardenna carneipes verglichen mit Pterodroma rupinarum

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Flesh-footed Shearwater Large Saint Helena Petrel
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ardenna carneipes Pterodroma rupinarum
Ordnung Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familie Procellariidae Procellariidae
Erhaltungsstatus Near Threatened Extinct
Länge
Flügelspannweite 62,0 cm (24.4 in)
Gewicht 649,0 g (22.89 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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Flesh-footed Shearwater only

Large Saint Helena Petrel only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Near Threatened

Flesh-footed Shearwater

Extinct

Large Saint Helena 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.

Large Saint Helena Petrel

Extinct; known only from subfossil bones found on St. Helena. Medium-large petrel that went extinct within the last few centuries, likely due to human settlement, habitat destruction, and introduced predators. Related to living Pterodroma species; part of the endemic St. Helena avifauna.

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