Great Shearwater vs Hawaiian Petrel

Ardenna gravis comparé à Pterodroma sandwichensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Great Shearwater Hawaiian Petrel
Nom scientifique Ardenna gravis Pterodroma sandwichensis
Ordre Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Famille Procellariidae Procellariidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Endangered
Longueur
Envergure 63,6 cm (25.0 in) 54,3 cm (21.4 in)
Poids 832,5 g (29.37 oz) 479,5 g (16.91 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Great Shearwater only

Aucun(e)

Hawaiian Petrel only

Statut de conservation

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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