Slender-billed Prion vs Atlantic Petrel

Pachyptila belcheri مقارنةً بـ Pterodroma incerta

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Slender-billed Prion Atlantic Petrel
الاسم العلمي Pachyptila belcheri Pterodroma incerta
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Procellariidae Procellariidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 35,2 cm (13.9 in) 63,6 cm (25.0 in)
الوزن 152,0 g (5.36 oz) 515,0 g (18.17 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Slender-billed Prion only

بلا

Atlantic Petrel only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Slender-billed Prion

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

About These Birds

Slender-billed Prion

25–26 cm. Slenderest-billed prion; pale blue-grey with faint M-mark and narrow dark breast-side patches. Breeds Falkland Islands, Kerguelen, Crozet. Feeds mainly on copepods by surface-seizing rather than filter-feeding. Slightly longer wings give more buoyant flight.

Atlantic Petrel

43 cm, wingspan 104 cm. Large; dark brown above with pale belly and dusky breast-band creating hooded appearance. Breeds Tristan da Cunha and Gough Island; ranges into south Atlantic and Indian Ocean. Endangered; threatened by introduced predators and longline fisheries.

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