Great Shearwater vs Spectacled Petrel

Ardenna gravis comparado com Procellaria conspicillata

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Great Shearwater Spectacled Petrel
Nome científico Ardenna gravis Procellaria conspicillata
Ordem Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Família Procellariidae Procellariidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Vulnerable
Comprimento
Envergadura 63,6 cm (25.0 in) 71,0 cm (28.0 in)
Peso 832,5 g (29.37 oz) 1162,5 g (41.01 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Great Shearwater only

Spectacled Petrel only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Great Shearwater

Vulnerable

Spectacled 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.

Spectacled Petrel

58 cm. Large, sooty-black petrel; ivory bill with dark markings; diagnostic white spectacle marks around eye. Breeds only Inaccessible Island (Tristan da Cunha). Vulnerable; entire breeding population on a single isolated island; at risk from longline fisheries and storms.

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