Great Shearwater vs Southern Fulmar

Ardenna gravis comparado com Fulmarus glacialoides

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Great Shearwater Southern Fulmar
Nome científico Ardenna gravis Fulmarus glacialoides
Ordem Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Família Procellariidae Procellariidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 63,6 cm (25.0 in) 63,0 cm (24.8 in)
Peso 832,5 g (29.37 oz) 897,5 g (31.66 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Great Shearwater only

Southern Fulmar only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Great Shearwater

Least Concern

Southern Fulmar

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.

Southern Fulmar

45–50 cm, wingspan 115–120 cm. Pale grey above, white below with dark wingtips; pink bill with blue tube-nose. Breeds Antarctic cliffs; ranges across Southern Ocean to about 35°S after breeding. Feeds on fish, squid, and krill by surface-seizing. Highly colonial; migratory.

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