Great Shearwater vs Bryan's Shearwater

Ardenna gravis से तुलना Puffinus bryani

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Great Shearwater Bryan's Shearwater
वैज्ञानिक नाम Ardenna gravis Puffinus bryani
गण Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
कुल Procellariidae Procellariidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Critically Endangered
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 63.6 cm (25.0 in) 33.0 cm (13.0 in)
वजन 832.5 g (29.37 oz) 147.0 g (5.19 oz)
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अंडों की संख्या 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

कोई नहीं

Great Shearwater only

Bryan's Shearwater only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Great Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Bryan's Shearwater

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.

Bryan's Shearwater

27 cm. Small shearwater; dark brown above, white below with dark smudging on flanks. Known from only a few specimens collected at Midway Atoll; Critically Endangered or possibly extinct. No confirmed breeding in decades; one of the least-known shearwaters.

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