Cape Verde Shearwater vs Atlantic Petrel

Calonectris edwardsii مقارنةً بـ Pterodroma incerta

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Cape Verde Shearwater Atlantic Petrel
الاسم العلمي Calonectris edwardsii Pterodroma incerta
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Procellariidae Procellariidae
حالة الحفاظ Near Threatened Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 61,8 cm (24.3 in) 63,6 cm (25.0 in)
الوزن 470,0 g (16.58 oz) 515,0 g (18.17 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Cape Verde Shearwater only

بلا

Atlantic Petrel only

حالة الحفاظ

Near Threatened

Cape Verde Shearwater

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

About These Birds

Cape Verde Shearwater

43–47 cm. Smaller than Cory's Shearwater; grey-brown above, white below with yellow bill. Breeds Cape Verde Islands. Migrates south through east Atlantic to south Atlantic and Indian Ocean. Near Threatened; threatened by introduced cats and rats; feeds on fish and squid.

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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