Southern Fulmar vs Atlantic Petrel

Fulmarus glacialoides مقارنةً بـ Pterodroma incerta

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Southern Fulmar Atlantic Petrel
الاسم العلمي Fulmarus glacialoides Pterodroma incerta
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Procellariidae Procellariidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 63,0 cm (24.8 in) 63,6 cm (25.0 in)
الوزن 897,5 g (31.66 oz) 515,0 g (18.17 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Southern Fulmar only

بلا

Atlantic Petrel only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Southern Fulmar

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

About These Birds

Southern Fulmar

45–50 cm, wingspan 115–120 cm. Pale grey above, white below with dark wingtips; pink bill with blue tube-nose. Breeds Antarctic cliffs; ranges across Southern Ocean to about 35°S after breeding. Feeds on fish, squid, and krill by surface-seizing. Highly colonial; migratory.

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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