Great Shearwater vs Hutton's Shearwater

Ardenna gravis से तुलना Puffinus huttoni

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Great Shearwater Hutton's Shearwater
वैज्ञानिक नाम Ardenna gravis Puffinus huttoni
गण Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
कुल Procellariidae Procellariidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Endangered
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 63.6 cm (25.0 in) 41.8 cm (16.5 in)
वजन 832.5 g (29.37 oz) 345.4166666666667 g (12.18 oz)
आहार -- --
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Great Shearwater only

कोई नहीं

Hutton's Shearwater only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Great Shearwater

Endangered

Hutton'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.

Hutton's Shearwater

38 cm. Dark above; white below; larger than Fluttering Shearwater. Breeds only in alpine zone of Kaikoura Ranges, South Island, New Zealand. Endangered; very restricted inland breeding range unique among shearwaters; feeds at sea in Tasman Sea and off south Australia.

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