Great Shearwater vs Sooty Shearwater

Ardenna gravis so với Ardenna grisea

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Great Shearwater Sooty Shearwater
Tên Khoa Học Ardenna gravis Ardenna grisea
Bộ Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Họ Procellariidae Procellariidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Near Threatened
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 63,6 cm (25.0 in) 59,1 cm (23.3 in)
Khối Lượng 832,5 g (29.37 oz) 814,0 g (28.71 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Không

Great Shearwater only

Sooty Shearwater only

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

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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