Great Shearwater vs Magellanic Diving-petrel

Ardenna gravis 对比 Pelecanoides magellani

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Great Shearwater Magellanic Diving-petrel
学名 Ardenna gravis Pelecanoides magellani
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 63.6 cm (25.0 in) 25.1 cm (9.9 in)
体重 832.5 g (29.37 oz) 149.25 g (5.26 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Great Shearwater only

Magellanic Diving-petrel only

保护状况

Least Concern

Great Shearwater

Least Concern

Magellanic Diving-petrel

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.

Magellanic Diving-petrel

20–24 cm. Dark above, white below; narrow white tips to secondary feathers. Breeds southern Chile and Argentina (Strait of Magellan and Falklands). Year-round resident in coastal cold waters. Feeds on fish and crustaceans by pursuit-diving; nests in burrows on coastal islands.

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