Great Shearwater vs Barau's Petrel

Ardenna gravis से तुलना Pterodroma baraui

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Great Shearwater Barau's Petrel
वैज्ञानिक नाम Ardenna gravis Pterodroma baraui
गण Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
कुल Procellariidae Procellariidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Endangered
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 63.6 cm (25.0 in) 53.8 cm (21.2 in)
वजन 832.5 g (29.37 oz) 416.5 g (14.69 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

कोई नहीं

Great Shearwater only

Barau's Petrel only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Great Shearwater

Endangered

Barau's 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.

Barau's Petrel

38 cm, wingspan 96 cm. Dark above with white forehead; white below with dark carpal bar and partial collar. Breeds only on Réunion; Endangered with around 4,000 pairs. Threatened by light attraction of fledglings; conservation lighting campaigns reduce strandings. Migrates to Indian Ocean.

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