Great Shearwater vs Southern Fulmar

Ardenna gravis से तुलना Fulmarus glacialoides

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Great Shearwater Southern Fulmar
वैज्ञानिक नाम Ardenna gravis Fulmarus glacialoides
गण Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
कुल Procellariidae Procellariidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 63.6 cm (25.0 in) 63.0 cm (24.8 in)
वजन 832.5 g (29.37 oz) 897.5 g (31.66 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

कोई नहीं

Great Shearwater only

Southern Fulmar only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Great Shearwater

Least Concern

Southern Fulmar

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.

Southern Fulmar

45–50 cm, wingspan 115–120 cm. Pale grey above, white below with dark wingtips; pink bill with blue tube-nose. Breeds Antarctic cliffs; ranges across Southern Ocean to about 35°S after breeding. Feeds on fish, squid, and krill by surface-seizing. Highly colonial; migratory.

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