Great Shearwater vs Mottled Petrel

Ardenna gravis 对比 Pterodroma inexpectata

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Great Shearwater Mottled Petrel
学名 Ardenna gravis Pterodroma inexpectata
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
保护状况 Least Concern Near Threatened
体长
翼展 63.6 cm (25.0 in) 50.0 cm (19.7 in)
体重 832.5 g (29.37 oz) 344.0 g (12.13 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Great Shearwater only

Mottled Petrel only

保护状况

Least Concern

Great Shearwater

Near Threatened

Mottled 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.

Mottled Petrel

33–36 cm. Dark grey above with bold dark M-mark; white below with distinctive dark belly patch. Breeds New Zealand subantarctic islands (Snares, Chatham, Antipodes). Migrates to North Pacific in boreal winter. Near Threatened; feeds on squid and crustaceans.

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