Great Shearwater vs Galapagos Petrel

Ardenna gravis 对比 Pterodroma phaeopygia

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Great Shearwater Galapagos Petrel
学名 Ardenna gravis Pterodroma phaeopygia
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
保护状况 Least Concern Critically Endangered
体长
翼展 63.6 cm (25.0 in) 58.9 cm (23.2 in)
体重 832.5 g (29.37 oz) 410.5 g (14.48 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Great Shearwater only

Galapagos Petrel only

保护状况

Least Concern

Great Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Galapagos 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.

Galapagos Petrel

43 cm. Dark above with white forehead; white underparts with dark collar and carpal bar. Breeds Galapagos Islands; Critically Endangered with rapid decline due to introduced predators. Closely related to Hawaiian Petrel; migrates to eastern Pacific; feeds on squid and fish.

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