Great Shearwater vs Hutton's Shearwater

Ardenna gravis so với Puffinus huttoni

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Great Shearwater Hutton's Shearwater
Tên Khoa Học Ardenna gravis Puffinus huttoni
Bộ Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Họ Procellariidae Procellariidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Endangered
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 63,6 cm (25.0 in) 41,8 cm (16.5 in)
Khối Lượng 832,5 g (29.37 oz) 345,4166666666667 g (12.18 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Great Shearwater only

Không

Hutton's Shearwater only

Không

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Great Shearwater

Endangered

Hutton'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.

Hutton's Shearwater

38 cm. Dark above; white below; larger than Fluttering Shearwater. Breeds only in alpine zone of Kaikoura Ranges, South Island, New Zealand. Endangered; very restricted inland breeding range unique among shearwaters; feeds at sea in Tasman Sea and off south Australia.

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