Fork-tailed Storm-petrel vs Least Storm-petrel

Hydrobates furcatus مقارنةً بـ Hydrobates microsoma

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Fork-tailed Storm-petrel Least Storm-petrel
الاسم العلمي Hydrobates furcatus Hydrobates microsoma
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Hydrobatidae Hydrobatidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 31,1 cm (12.2 in) 23,8 cm (9.4 in)
الوزن 63,5 g (2.24 oz) 18,0 g (0.63 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Fork-tailed Storm-petrel only

Least Storm-petrel only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Fork-tailed Storm-petrel

Least Concern

Least Storm-petrel

About These Birds

Fork-tailed Storm-petrel

Fork-tailed Storm-petrel, 20–23 cm, is a distinctive pale grey storm-petrel of the North Pacific, breeding on islands from California to Japan. Pale blue-grey body, dark wing tips, forked tail. Unlike most storm-petrels, feeds largely on fish and marine debris rather than zooplankton alone. Winters offshore.

Least Storm-petrel

World's smallest seabird at 13–15 cm. Sooty-black with white rump; short rounded wings. Breeds Baja California islands; ranges offshore in eastern Pacific to Ecuador. Feeds on zooplankton and small fish by pattering on the surface. Nocturnal at breeding colonies; Near Threatened.

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