Great Shearwater vs Little Shearwater

Ardenna gravis ile kıyaslandığında Puffinus assimilis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Great Shearwater Little Shearwater
Bilimsel Ad Ardenna gravis Puffinus assimilis
Takım Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familya Procellariidae Procellariidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 63,6 cm (25.0 in) 36,0 cm (14.2 in)
Ağırlık 832,5 g (29.37 oz) 198,0 g (6.98 oz)
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Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Great Shearwater only

Hiçbiri

Little Shearwater only

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Great Shearwater

Least Concern

Little 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.

Little Shearwater

25–30 cm. Small shearwater; dark above with white underparts and extensive white on face and sides of neck. Breeds Canary Islands, Madeira, and southern hemisphere islands; ranges in adjacent oceans. Feeds on small fish and squid; fast fluttering flight close to water.

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