Great Shearwater vs Barau's Petrel

Ardenna gravis 对比 Pterodroma baraui

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Great Shearwater Barau's Petrel
学名 Ardenna gravis Pterodroma baraui
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
保护状况 Least Concern Endangered
体长
翼展 63.6 cm (25.0 in) 53.8 cm (21.2 in)
体重 832.5 g (29.37 oz) 416.5 g (14.69 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Great Shearwater only

Barau's Petrel only

保护状况

Least Concern

Great Shearwater

Endangered

Barau's Petrel

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.

Barau's Petrel

38 cm, wingspan 96 cm. Dark above with white forehead; white below with dark carpal bar and partial collar. Breeds only on Réunion; Endangered with around 4,000 pairs. Threatened by light attraction of fledglings; conservation lighting campaigns reduce strandings. Migrates to Indian Ocean.

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