Antarctic Prion vs Townsend's Shearwater

Pachyptila desolata so với Puffinus auricularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Antarctic Prion Townsend's Shearwater
Tên Khoa Học Pachyptila desolata Puffinus auricularis
Bộ Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Họ Procellariidae Procellariidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Critically Endangered
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 36,5 cm (14.4 in) 44,0 cm (17.3 in)
Khối Lượng 149,0 g (5.26 oz) 324,0 g (11.43 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

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Antarctic Prion only

Townsend's Shearwater only

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Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Antarctic Prion

Critically Endangered

Townsend's Shearwater

About These Birds

Antarctic Prion

25–28 cm, wingspan 58–66 cm. Classic prion pattern: pale blue-grey, white below, bold dark M across upperwing. Medium-broad bill. Most abundant and widespread prion; breeds South Georgia, Heard, Kerguelen, Macquarie. Feeds on crustaceans; makes deep dives compared to congeners.

Townsend's Shearwater

33–35 cm. Dark above; white below with dark vent and undertail. Breeds Revillagigedo Islands (Mexico); Critically Endangered with fewer than 1,000 pairs. Threatened by introduced cats and rats; strictly nocturnal at colonies. Ranges in eastern Pacific.

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