Great Shearwater vs Broad-billed Prion

Ardenna gravis comparado con Pachyptila vittata

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Great Shearwater Broad-billed Prion
Nombre científico Ardenna gravis Pachyptila vittata
Orden Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familia Procellariidae Procellariidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 63,6 cm (25.0 in) 39,0 cm (15.4 in)
Peso 832,5 g (29.37 oz) 187,0 g (6.60 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Great Shearwater only

Broad-billed Prion only

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Great Shearwater

Least Concern

Broad-billed Prion

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.

Broad-billed Prion

25–30 cm, wingspan 57–66 cm. Largest prion; pale blue-grey above, white below with dark M-mark across wings. Bill broad, blue with lamellae for filter-feeding on copepods. Breeds Tristan da Cunha and New Zealand subantarctic. Feeds by hydroplaning with bill submerged.

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