Band-rumped Storm-petrel vs Townsend's Storm-petrel

Hydrobates castro مقارنةً بـ Hydrobates socorroensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Band-rumped Storm-petrel Townsend's Storm-petrel
الاسم العلمي Hydrobates castro Hydrobates socorroensis
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Hydrobatidae Hydrobatidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 30,1 cm (11.9 in) 30,1 cm (11.9 in)
الوزن 49,25 g (1.74 oz) 33,2 g (1.17 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Band-rumped Storm-petrel

Endangered

Townsend's 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.

Townsend's Storm-petrel

Townsend's Storm-petrel, 19–21 cm, breeds on Guadalupe and San Benedicto Islands off western Mexico. Recently split from Leach's Storm-petrel. Forked white rump, dark overall. Pelagic in eastern Pacific; planktivore. Conservation status uncertain; threatened by introduced predators at small nesting island colonies.

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