Great Shearwater vs Black-capped Petrel

Ardenna gravis से तुलना Pterodroma hasitata

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Great Shearwater Black-capped Petrel
वैज्ञानिक नाम Ardenna gravis Pterodroma hasitata
गण Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
कुल Procellariidae Procellariidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Endangered
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 63.6 cm (25.0 in) 56.6 cm (22.3 in)
वजन 832.5 g (29.37 oz) 443.8333333333333 g (15.66 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

कोई नहीं

Great Shearwater only

Black-capped Petrel only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Great Shearwater

Endangered

Black-capped 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.

Black-capped Petrel

40 cm. Large gadfly petrel; dark cap and upperparts, white underparts with dark carpal bar. Breeds Hispaniola and Cuba; once very abundant. Endangered; longline bycatch and habitat loss are key threats. Ranges widely in western and central Atlantic; crepuscular at colonies.

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