Great Shearwater vs Magellanic Diving-petrel

Ardenna gravis से तुलना Pelecanoides magellani

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Great Shearwater Magellanic Diving-petrel
वैज्ञानिक नाम Ardenna gravis Pelecanoides magellani
गण Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
कुल Procellariidae Procellariidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 63.6 cm (25.0 in) 25.1 cm (9.9 in)
वजन 832.5 g (29.37 oz) 149.25 g (5.26 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

कोई नहीं

Great Shearwater only

Magellanic Diving-petrel only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Great Shearwater

Least Concern

Magellanic Diving-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.

Magellanic Diving-petrel

20–24 cm. Dark above, white below; narrow white tips to secondary feathers. Breeds southern Chile and Argentina (Strait of Magellan and Falklands). Year-round resident in coastal cold waters. Feeds on fish and crustaceans by pursuit-diving; nests in burrows on coastal islands.

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