Great Shearwater vs MacGillivray's Prion

Ardenna gravis 对比 Pachyptila macgillivrayi

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Great Shearwater MacGillivray's Prion
学名 Ardenna gravis Pachyptila macgillivrayi
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
保护状况 Least Concern Critically Endangered
体长
翼展 63.6 cm (25.0 in) 38.6 cm (15.2 in)
体重 832.5 g (29.37 oz) 162.5 g (5.73 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Great Shearwater only

MacGillivray's Prion only

保护状况

Least Concern

Great Shearwater

Critically Endangered

MacGillivray's Prion

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.

MacGillivray's Prion

25–27 cm. Medium-billed prion intermediate between Broad-billed and Fairy prions; pale blue-grey with dark M-mark. Breeds St. Paul and Amsterdam islands in southern Indian Ocean. Very restricted range; feeds on zooplankton and small crustaceans at sea surface.

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