Great Shearwater vs Hawaiian Petrel

Ardenna gravis 对比 Pterodroma sandwichensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Great Shearwater Hawaiian Petrel
学名 Ardenna gravis Pterodroma sandwichensis
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
保护状况 Least Concern Endangered
体长
翼展 63.6 cm (25.0 in) 54.3 cm (21.4 in)
体重 832.5 g (29.37 oz) 479.5 g (16.91 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Great Shearwater only

Hawaiian Petrel only

保护状况

Least Concern

Great Shearwater

Endangered

Hawaiian 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.

Hawaiian Petrel

43 cm. Dark above with white forehead; white below with dark partial collar and carpal bar. Breeds high-elevation burrowing colonies on Hawaiian mountains. Vulnerable; threatened by introduced predators, light attraction, habitat loss. Migrates to northeast Pacific after breeding.

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