Great Shearwater vs Heinroth's Shearwater

Ardenna gravis 对比 Puffinus heinrothi

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Great Shearwater Heinroth's Shearwater
学名 Ardenna gravis Puffinus heinrothi
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
保护状况 Least Concern Vulnerable
体长
翼展 63.6 cm (25.0 in) 35.7 cm (14.1 in)
体重 832.5 g (29.37 oz) 82.0 g (2.89 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Great Shearwater only

Heinroth's Shearwater only

保护状况

Least Concern

Great Shearwater

Vulnerable

Heinroth'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.

Heinroth's Shearwater

27 cm. Small dark shearwater; all sooty-brown with pale bill. Breeds Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea. Critically Endangered; extremely poorly known with only a handful of records. Breeding biology almost completely unknown; one of the rarest and least-studied seabirds.

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