Great Shearwater vs Hawaiian Petrel

Ardenna gravis comparado con Pterodroma sandwichensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Great Shearwater Hawaiian Petrel
Nombre científico Ardenna gravis Pterodroma sandwichensis
Orden Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familia Procellariidae Procellariidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Endangered
Longitud
Envergadura 63,6 cm (25.0 in) 54,3 cm (21.4 in)
Peso 832,5 g (29.37 oz) 479,5 g (16.91 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Great Shearwater only

Ninguno

Hawaiian Petrel only

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Great Shearwater

Endangered

Hawaiian Petrel

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.

Hawaiian Petrel

43 cm. Dark above with white forehead; white below with dark partial collar and carpal bar. Breeds high-elevation burrowing colonies on Hawaiian mountains. Vulnerable; threatened by introduced predators, light attraction, habitat loss. Migrates to northeast Pacific after breeding.

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