Markham's Storm-petrel vs European Storm-petrel

Hydrobates markhami مقارنةً بـ Hydrobates pelagicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Markham's Storm-petrel European Storm-petrel
الاسم العلمي Hydrobates markhami Hydrobates pelagicus
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Hydrobatidae Hydrobatidae
حالة الحفاظ Near Threatened Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 34,2 cm (13.5 in) 23,8 cm (9.4 in)
الوزن 53,0 g (1.87 oz) 26,5 g (0.93 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Markham's Storm-petrel only

European Storm-petrel only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Near Threatened

Markham's Storm-petrel

Least Concern

European Storm-petrel

About These Birds

Markham's Storm-petrel

Markham's Storm-petrel, 22–23 cm, is a large all-dark storm-petrel breeding in the Atacama Desert of Chile and Peru — one of the few seabirds to nest in desert habitat far from the coast. Poorly known. Near Threatened. Pelagic over the Humboldt Current and cold eastern South Pacific waters.

European Storm-petrel

European Storm-petrel, 14–18 cm, wingspan 36–39 cm, is the smallest seabird in European waters, breeding in burrows and rock crevices on Atlantic islands from Iceland to the Mediterranean. Entirely sooty black with white rump. Strictly nocturnal at colonies. Planktivore; patters over wave surface picking up oil and plankton.

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