Flesh-footed Shearwater vs Small Saint Helena Petrel

Ardenna carneipes comparé à Bulweria bifax

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Flesh-footed Shearwater Small Saint Helena Petrel
Nom scientifique Ardenna carneipes Bulweria bifax
Ordre Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Famille Procellariidae Procellariidae
Statut de conservation Near Threatened Extinct
Longueur
Envergure 62,0 cm (24.4 in)
Poids 649,0 g (22.89 oz) 167,17 g (5.90 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Aucun(e)

Flesh-footed Shearwater only

Small Saint Helena Petrel only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Near Threatened

Flesh-footed Shearwater

Extinct

Small Saint Helena 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.

Small Saint Helena Petrel

Extinct; known only from subfossil bones from St. Helena Island. Smaller than Bulwer's Petrel; went extinct shortly after human settlement of St. Helena, likely from introduced predators. Part of the endemic St. Helena seabird community that was largely extirpated by human arrival.

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