Flesh-footed Shearwater vs Small Saint Helena Petrel

Ardenna carneipes 对比 Bulweria bifax

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Flesh-footed Shearwater Small Saint Helena Petrel
学名 Ardenna carneipes Bulweria bifax
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
保护状况 Near Threatened Extinct
体长
翼展 62.0 cm (24.4 in)
体重 649.0 g (22.89 oz) 167.17 g (5.90 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Flesh-footed Shearwater only

Small Saint Helena Petrel only

保护状况

Near Threatened

Flesh-footed Shearwater

Extinct

Small Saint Helena Petrel

About These Birds

Flesh-footed Shearwater

41–45 cm, wingspan 99–107 cm. All-dark sooty-brown with pale flesh-coloured feet and yellowish bill base. Breeds southern Indian Ocean islands and SW Australia; ranges to North Pacific. Near Threatened; bycatch concern. Feeds on fish and squid; follows fishing vessels.

Small Saint Helena Petrel

Extinct; known only from subfossil bones from St. Helena Island. Smaller than Bulwer's Petrel; went extinct shortly after human settlement of St. Helena, likely from introduced predators. Part of the endemic St. Helena seabird community that was largely extirpated by human arrival.

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