Flesh-footed Shearwater vs Common Diving-petrel

Ardenna carneipes comparado con Pelecanoides urinatrix

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Flesh-footed Shearwater Common Diving-petrel
Nombre científico Ardenna carneipes Pelecanoides urinatrix
Orden Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familia Procellariidae Procellariidae
Estado de conservación Near Threatened Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 62,0 cm (24.4 in) 24,3 cm (9.6 in)
Peso 649,0 g (22.89 oz) 135,5 g (4.78 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Flesh-footed Shearwater only

Ninguno

Common Diving-petrel only

Estado de conservación

Near Threatened

Flesh-footed Shearwater

Least Concern

Common 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.

Common Diving-petrel

20–25 cm. Dark above; white below; broad wings used for underwater propulsion. Most widespread diving-petrel; breeds New Zealand, southern Australia, Falklands, and subantarctic islands. Feeds on small fish and crustaceans by diving. Highly vulnerable to introduced predators at nesting colonies.

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