Flesh-footed Shearwater vs Townsend's Shearwater

Ardenna carneipes comparé à Puffinus auricularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Flesh-footed Shearwater Townsend's Shearwater
Nom scientifique Ardenna carneipes Puffinus auricularis
Ordre Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Famille Procellariidae Procellariidae
Statut de conservation Near Threatened Critically Endangered
Longueur
Envergure 62,0 cm (24.4 in) 44,0 cm (17.3 in)
Poids 649,0 g (22.89 oz) 324,0 g (11.43 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Aucun(e)

Flesh-footed Shearwater only

Townsend's Shearwater only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Near Threatened

Flesh-footed Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Townsend's 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.

Townsend's Shearwater

33–35 cm. Dark above; white below with dark vent and undertail. Breeds Revillagigedo Islands (Mexico); Critically Endangered with fewer than 1,000 pairs. Threatened by introduced cats and rats; strictly nocturnal at colonies. Ranges in eastern Pacific.

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