Great Shearwater vs Heinroth's Shearwater

Ardenna gravis comparado com Puffinus heinrothi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Great Shearwater Heinroth's Shearwater
Nome científico Ardenna gravis Puffinus heinrothi
Ordem Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Família Procellariidae Procellariidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Vulnerable
Comprimento
Envergadura 63,6 cm (25.0 in) 35,7 cm (14.1 in)
Peso 832,5 g (29.37 oz) 82,0 g (2.89 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Great Shearwater only

Heinroth's Shearwater only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Great Shearwater

Vulnerable

Heinroth's 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.

Heinroth's Shearwater

27 cm. Small dark shearwater; all sooty-brown with pale bill. Breeds Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea. Critically Endangered; extremely poorly known with only a handful of records. Breeding biology almost completely unknown; one of the rarest and least-studied seabirds.

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