Great Shearwater vs Sooty Shearwater

Ardenna gravis comparado com Ardenna grisea

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Great Shearwater Sooty Shearwater
Nome científico Ardenna gravis Ardenna grisea
Ordem Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Família Procellariidae Procellariidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Near Threatened
Comprimento
Envergadura 63,6 cm (25.0 in) 59,1 cm (23.3 in)
Peso 832,5 g (29.37 oz) 814,0 g (28.71 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Great Shearwater only

Sooty Shearwater only

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Great Shearwater

Near Threatened

Sooty 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.

Sooty Shearwater

40–51 cm, wingspan 94–110 cm. All dark sooty-brown with silvery-white underwing flash. Breeds New Zealand and southern South America; undertakes one of the longest migrations of any animal to North Pacific and Atlantic. Feeds on fish, squid, and krill. Near Threatened; millions estimated.

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