Great Shearwater vs Southern Giant Petrel

Ardenna gravis 比較対象 Macronectes giganteus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Great Shearwater Southern Giant Petrel
学名 Ardenna gravis Macronectes giganteus
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 63.6 cm (25.0 in) 98.7 cm (38.9 in)
体重 832.5 g (29.37 oz) 4425.0 g (156.09 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Great Shearwater only

None

Southern Giant Petrel only

保全状況

Least Concern

Great Shearwater

Least Concern

Southern Giant Petrel

About These Birds

Great Shearwater

全長43〜51cm、翼開長105〜122cm。大型;上面は暗褐色、下面は白く、暗色の帽子と特徴的な翼上面の鱗状模様を持つ。トリスタン・ダ・クーニャ、ゴフ、フォークランド諸島で繁殖し、北大西洋へ渡る。魚や烏賊を食べる;繁殖後の渡りでは英国沿岸を大群が通過する光景が見事。

Southern Giant Petrel

86–99 cm, wingspan 185–205 cm; largest procellariid. Bill massive, pale horn with greenish tip. Two morphs: brown-and-white and rare all-white. Breeds Antarctic and subantarctic islands; ranges widely in Southern Ocean. Scavenges carrion and kills penguins; dominant at seal carcasses.

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