Great Shearwater vs Galapagos Shearwater

Ardenna gravis 对比 Puffinus subalaris

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Great Shearwater Galapagos Shearwater
学名 Ardenna gravis Puffinus subalaris
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 63.6 cm (25.0 in) 37.2 cm (14.6 in)
体重 832.5 g (29.37 oz) 176.5 g (6.23 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Great Shearwater only

Galapagos Shearwater only

保护状况

Least Concern

Great Shearwater

Least Concern

Galapagos 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.

Galapagos Shearwater

27–30 cm. Dark above; white below with grey-brown flanks and vent. Breeds Galapagos Islands (endemic). Ranges in eastern Pacific near the archipelago. Near Threatened; threatened by introduced predators. Feeds on fish near productive Humboldt Current upwellings.

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