Flesh-footed Shearwater vs Subantarctic Shearwater

Ardenna carneipes comparado con Puffinus elegans

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Flesh-footed Shearwater Subantarctic Shearwater
Nombre científico Ardenna carneipes Puffinus elegans
Orden Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familia Procellariidae Procellariidae
Estado de conservación Near Threatened Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 62,0 cm (24.4 in) 36,8 cm (14.5 in)
Peso 649,0 g (22.89 oz) 222,5 g (7.85 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Flesh-footed Shearwater only

Ninguno

Subantarctic Shearwater only

Estado de conservación

Near Threatened

Flesh-footed Shearwater

Least Concern

Subantarctic 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.

Subantarctic Shearwater

27–30 cm. Dark above; white below with clean sharp borders; slightly larger than related small shearwaters. Breeds subantarctic islands (Tristan da Cunha, Gough, St. Paul). Ranges in subantarctic Southern Ocean. Separated from Little Shearwater by range and subtle differences.

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