Flesh-footed Shearwater vs Rapa Shearwater

Ardenna carneipes verglichen mit Puffinus myrtae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Flesh-footed Shearwater Rapa Shearwater
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ardenna carneipes Puffinus myrtae
Ordnung Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familie Procellariidae Procellariidae
Erhaltungsstatus Near Threatened Critically Endangered
Länge — —
Flügelspannweite 62,0 cm (24.4 in) 48,2 cm (19.0 in)
Gewicht 649,0 g (22.89 oz) 237,5 g (8.38 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 --
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Flesh-footed Shearwater only

Rapa Shearwater only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Near Threatened

Flesh-footed Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Rapa Shearwater

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.

Rapa Shearwater

30–33 cm. Dark above; white below. Breeds Rapa Island (French Polynesia). Critically Endangered with a very small population on a single island. Poorly known; threatened by introduced predators. Ranges in central south Pacific; one of the rarest shearwaters.

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