Flesh-footed Shearwater vs Common Diving-petrel

Ardenna carneipes 对比 Pelecanoides urinatrix

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Flesh-footed Shearwater Common Diving-petrel
学名 Ardenna carneipes Pelecanoides urinatrix
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
保护状况 Near Threatened Least Concern
体长
翼展 62.0 cm (24.4 in) 24.3 cm (9.6 in)
体重 649.0 g (22.89 oz) 135.5 g (4.78 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Flesh-footed Shearwater only

Common Diving-petrel only

保护状况

Near Threatened

Flesh-footed Shearwater

Least Concern

Common Diving-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.

Common Diving-petrel

20–25 cm. Dark above; white below; broad wings used for underwater propulsion. Most widespread diving-petrel; breeds New Zealand, southern Australia, Falklands, and subantarctic islands. Feeds on small fish and crustaceans by diving. Highly vulnerable to introduced predators at nesting colonies.

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