Great Shearwater vs Common Diving-petrel

Ardenna gravis से तुलना Pelecanoides urinatrix

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Great Shearwater Common Diving-petrel
वैज्ञानिक नाम Ardenna gravis Pelecanoides urinatrix
गण Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
कुल Procellariidae Procellariidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 63.6 cm (25.0 in) 24.3 cm (9.6 in)
वजन 832.5 g (29.37 oz) 135.5 g (4.78 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Great Shearwater only

कोई नहीं

Common Diving-petrel only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Great Shearwater

Least Concern

Common 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.

Common Diving-petrel

20–25 cm. Dark above; white below; broad wings used for underwater propulsion. Most widespread diving-petrel; breeds New Zealand, southern Australia, Falklands, and subantarctic islands. Feeds on small fish and crustaceans by diving. Highly vulnerable to introduced predators at nesting colonies.

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