Small Saint Helena Petrel vs Atlantic Petrel

Bulweria bifax مقارنةً بـ Pterodroma incerta

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Small Saint Helena Petrel Atlantic Petrel
الاسم العلمي Bulweria bifax Pterodroma incerta
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Procellariidae Procellariidae
حالة الحفاظ Extinct Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 63,6 cm (25.0 in)
الوزن 167,17 g (5.90 oz) 515,0 g (18.17 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Small Saint Helena Petrel only

بلا

Atlantic Petrel only

حالة الحفاظ

Extinct

Small Saint Helena Petrel

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

About These Birds

Small Saint Helena Petrel

Extinct; known only from subfossil bones from St. Helena Island. Smaller than Bulwer's Petrel; went extinct shortly after human settlement of St. Helena, likely from introduced predators. Part of the endemic St. Helena seabird community that was largely extirpated by human arrival.

Atlantic Petrel

43 cm, wingspan 104 cm. Large; dark brown above with pale belly and dusky breast-band creating hooded appearance. Breeds Tristan da Cunha and Gough Island; ranges into south Atlantic and Indian Ocean. Endangered; threatened by introduced predators and longline fisheries.

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