Band-rumped Storm-petrel vs Black Storm-petrel

Hydrobates castro مقارنةً بـ Hydrobates melania

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Band-rumped Storm-petrel Black Storm-petrel
الاسم العلمي Hydrobates castro Hydrobates melania
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Hydrobatidae Hydrobatidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 30,1 cm (11.9 in) 34,4 cm (13.5 in)
الوزن 49,25 g (1.74 oz) 66,19999999999999 g (2.34 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Band-rumped Storm-petrel

Least Concern

Black Storm-petrel

About These Birds

Band-rumped Storm-petrel

Band-rumped Storm-petrel, 19–21 cm, breeds on Atlantic and Pacific volcanic islands including the Azores, Canaries, and Galápagos. Sooty brown with a white rump band; similar to Leach's but straighter wingtips and steadier flight. Multiple cryptic species may be involved. Planktivore; widespread pelagic.

Black Storm-petrel

Black Storm-petrel, 22–23 cm, is the largest entirely dark storm-petrel of the eastern Pacific, breeding on San Benito Islands and Coronado Islands off Baja California. Deeply forked tail; languid, loping flight distinctive among storm-petrels. Planktivore and piscivore. Near Threatened; small breeding population.

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