European Storm-petrel vs Townsend's Storm-petrel

Hydrobates pelagicus مقارنةً بـ Hydrobates socorroensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة European Storm-petrel Townsend's Storm-petrel
الاسم العلمي Hydrobates pelagicus Hydrobates socorroensis
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Hydrobatidae Hydrobatidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 23,8 cm (9.4 in) 30,1 cm (11.9 in)
الوزن 26,5 g (0.93 oz) 33,2 g (1.17 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

European Storm-petrel

Endangered

Townsend's Storm-petrel

About These Birds

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.

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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