Great Shearwater vs Hawaiian Petrel

Ardenna gravis comparado com Pterodroma sandwichensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Great Shearwater Hawaiian Petrel
Nome científico Ardenna gravis Pterodroma sandwichensis
Ordem Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Família Procellariidae Procellariidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Endangered
Comprimento
Envergadura 63,6 cm (25.0 in) 54,3 cm (21.4 in)
Peso 832,5 g (29.37 oz) 479,5 g (16.91 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Great Shearwater only

Nenhum

Hawaiian Petrel only

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Great Shearwater

Endangered

Hawaiian 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.

Hawaiian Petrel

43 cm. Dark above with white forehead; white below with dark partial collar and carpal bar. Breeds high-elevation burrowing colonies on Hawaiian mountains. Vulnerable; threatened by introduced predators, light attraction, habitat loss. Migrates to northeast Pacific after breeding.

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