Antarctic Prion vs Townsend's Shearwater

Pachyptila desolata 对比 Puffinus auricularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Antarctic Prion Townsend's Shearwater
学名 Pachyptila desolata Puffinus auricularis
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
保护状况 Least Concern Critically Endangered
体长
翼展 36.5 cm (14.4 in) 44.0 cm (17.3 in)
体重 149.0 g (5.26 oz) 324.0 g (11.43 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Antarctic Prion only

Townsend's Shearwater only

保护状况

Least Concern

Antarctic Prion

Critically Endangered

Townsend's Shearwater

About These Birds

Antarctic Prion

25–28 cm, wingspan 58–66 cm. Classic prion pattern: pale blue-grey, white below, bold dark M across upperwing. Medium-broad bill. Most abundant and widespread prion; breeds South Georgia, Heard, Kerguelen, Macquarie. Feeds on crustaceans; makes deep dives compared to congeners.

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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