Flesh-footed Shearwater vs South Georgia Diving-petrel

Ardenna carneipes comparado con Pelecanoides georgicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Flesh-footed Shearwater South Georgia Diving-petrel
Nombre científico Ardenna carneipes Pelecanoides georgicus
Orden Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familia Procellariidae Procellariidae
Estado de conservación Near Threatened Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 62,0 cm (24.4 in) 22,6 cm (8.9 in)
Peso 649,0 g (22.89 oz) 129,0 g (4.55 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Flesh-footed Shearwater only

South Georgia Diving-petrel only

Estado de conservación

Near Threatened

Flesh-footed Shearwater

Least Concern

South Georgia 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.

South Georgia Diving-petrel

20 cm. Tiny; dark above, white below; paler scapular edges. Breeds South Georgia, Kerguelen, and Heard Island. Extremely abundant; possibly billions of individuals in Southern Ocean. Feeds on euphausiids by diving; sympatric with Common Diving-petrel but smaller with narrower bill.

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