Great Shearwater vs Cook's Petrel

Ardenna gravis comparado com Pterodroma cookii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Great Shearwater Cook's Petrel
Nome científico Ardenna gravis Pterodroma cookii
Ordem Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Família Procellariidae Procellariidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Vulnerable
Comprimento
Envergadura 63,6 cm (25.0 in) 42,6 cm (16.8 in)
Peso 832,5 g (29.37 oz) 194,33333333333334 g (6.85 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Great Shearwater only

Cook's Petrel only

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Great Shearwater

Vulnerable

Cook's 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.

Cook's Petrel

26–30 cm, wingspan 66 cm. Pale grey above with dark M-mark; white underparts with dark partial collar and carpal bar. Breeds only on islands off New Zealand (Little Barrier, Codfish). Vulnerable; migrates to North Pacific. Feeds on squid and crustaceans.

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