Great Shearwater vs Spectacled Petrel

Ardenna gravis 对比 Procellaria conspicillata

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Great Shearwater Spectacled Petrel
学名 Ardenna gravis Procellaria conspicillata
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
保护状况 Least Concern Vulnerable
体长
翼展 63.6 cm (25.0 in) 71.0 cm (28.0 in)
体重 832.5 g (29.37 oz) 1162.5 g (41.01 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Great Shearwater only

Spectacled Petrel only

保护状况

Least Concern

Great Shearwater

Vulnerable

Spectacled 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.

Spectacled Petrel

58 cm. Large, sooty-black petrel; ivory bill with dark markings; diagnostic white spectacle marks around eye. Breeds only Inaccessible Island (Tristan da Cunha). Vulnerable; entire breeding population on a single isolated island; at risk from longline fisheries and storms.

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