Flesh-footed Shearwater vs Slender-billed Prion

Ardenna carneipes comparado con Pachyptila belcheri

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Flesh-footed Shearwater Slender-billed Prion
Nombre científico Ardenna carneipes Pachyptila belcheri
Orden Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familia Procellariidae Procellariidae
Estado de conservación Near Threatened Least Concern
Longitud — —
Envergadura 62,0 cm (24.4 in) 35,2 cm (13.9 in)
Peso 649,0 g (22.89 oz) 152,0 g (5.36 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1 1
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Flesh-footed Shearwater only

Slender-billed Prion only

Estado de conservación

Near Threatened

Flesh-footed Shearwater

Least Concern

Slender-billed Prion

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.

Slender-billed Prion

25–26 cm. Slenderest-billed prion; pale blue-grey with faint M-mark and narrow dark breast-side patches. Breeds Falkland Islands, Kerguelen, Crozet. Feeds mainly on copepods by surface-seizing rather than filter-feeding. Slightly longer wings give more buoyant flight.

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