Great Shearwater vs Townsend's Shearwater

Ardenna gravis 对比 Puffinus auricularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Great Shearwater Townsend's Shearwater
学名 Ardenna gravis Puffinus auricularis
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
保护状况 Least Concern Critically Endangered
体长
翼展 63.6 cm (25.0 in) 44.0 cm (17.3 in)
体重 832.5 g (29.37 oz) 324.0 g (11.43 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Great Shearwater only

Townsend's Shearwater only

保护状况

Least Concern

Great Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Townsend's Shearwater

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.

Townsend's Shearwater

33–35 cm. Dark above; white below with dark vent and undertail. Breeds Revillagigedo Islands (Mexico); Critically Endangered with fewer than 1,000 pairs. Threatened by introduced cats and rats; strictly nocturnal at colonies. Ranges in eastern Pacific.

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