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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