Great Shearwater vs Vanuatu petrel

Ardenna gravis 对比 Pterodroma occulta

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Great Shearwater Vanuatu petrel
学名 Ardenna gravis Pterodroma occulta
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
保护状况 Least Concern Not Evaluated
体长
翼展 63.6 cm (25.0 in)
体重 832.5 g (29.37 oz) 325.0 g (11.46 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Great Shearwater only

Vanuatu petrel only

保护状况

Least Concern

Great Shearwater

Not Evaluated

Vanuatu 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.

Vanuatu petrel

37–40 cm. Dark above with white forehead and underparts; black partial collar. Breeds Vanuatu; poorly known. Endangered or Critically Endangered with very few confirmed nests. Described as full species only in 1984; nocturnal at colonies; feeds on squid and fish in tropical Pacific.

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