Great Shearwater vs Sooty Shearwater

Ardenna gravis ile kıyaslandığında Ardenna grisea

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Great Shearwater Sooty Shearwater
Bilimsel Ad Ardenna gravis Ardenna grisea
Takım Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familya Procellariidae Procellariidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Near Threatened
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 63,6 cm (25.0 in) 59,1 cm (23.3 in)
Ağırlık 832,5 g (29.37 oz) 814,0 g (28.71 oz)
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Hiçbiri

Great Shearwater only

Sooty Shearwater only

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Great Shearwater

Near Threatened

Sooty 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.

Sooty Shearwater

40–51 cm, wingspan 94–110 cm. All dark sooty-brown with silvery-white underwing flash. Breeds New Zealand and southern South America; undertakes one of the longest migrations of any animal to North Pacific and Atlantic. Feeds on fish, squid, and krill. Near Threatened; millions estimated.

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