Great Shearwater vs Small Saint Helena Petrel

Ardenna gravis в сравнении с Bulweria bifax

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Характеристика Great Shearwater Small Saint Helena Petrel
Научное название Ardenna gravis Bulweria bifax
Отряд Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Семейство Procellariidae Procellariidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Extinct
Длина
Размах крыльев 63,6 cm (25.0 in)
Масса 832,5 g (29.37 oz) 167,17 g (5.90 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 1
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Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

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Great Shearwater only

Small Saint Helena Petrel only

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Охранный статус

Least Concern

Great Shearwater

Extinct

Small Saint Helena 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.

Small Saint Helena Petrel

Extinct; known only from subfossil bones from St. Helena Island. Smaller than Bulwer's Petrel; went extinct shortly after human settlement of St. Helena, likely from introduced predators. Part of the endemic St. Helena seabird community that was largely extirpated by human arrival.

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