Great Shearwater vs Hutton's Shearwater

Ardenna gravis 对比 Puffinus huttoni

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Great Shearwater Hutton's Shearwater
学名 Ardenna gravis Puffinus huttoni
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
保护状况 Least Concern Endangered
体长
翼展 63.6 cm (25.0 in) 41.8 cm (16.5 in)
体重 832.5 g (29.37 oz) 345.4166666666667 g (12.18 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Great Shearwater only

Hutton's Shearwater only

保护状况

Least Concern

Great Shearwater

Endangered

Hutton'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.

Hutton's Shearwater

38 cm. Dark above; white below; larger than Fluttering Shearwater. Breeds only in alpine zone of Kaikoura Ranges, South Island, New Zealand. Endangered; very restricted inland breeding range unique among shearwaters; feeds at sea in Tasman Sea and off south Australia.

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