Great Shearwater vs Heinroth's Shearwater

Ardenna gravis в сравнении с Puffinus heinrothi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Great Shearwater Heinroth's Shearwater
Научное название Ardenna gravis Puffinus heinrothi
Отряд Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Семейство Procellariidae Procellariidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Vulnerable
Длина
Размах крыльев 63,6 cm (25.0 in) 35,7 cm (14.1 in)
Масса 832,5 g (29.37 oz) 82,0 g (2.89 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

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Great Shearwater only

Heinroth's Shearwater only

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Охранный статус

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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