Salvin's Prion vs Atlantic Petrel

Pachyptila salvini مقارنةً بـ Pterodroma incerta

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Salvin's Prion Atlantic Petrel
الاسم العلمي Pachyptila salvini Pterodroma incerta
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Procellariidae Procellariidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 38,6 cm (15.2 in) 63,6 cm (25.0 in)
الوزن 162,5 g (5.73 oz) 515,0 g (18.17 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Salvin's Prion only

بلا

Atlantic Petrel only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Salvin's Prion

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

About These Birds

Salvin's Prion

25–28 cm, wingspan 57–63 cm. Similar to Broad-billed Prion but bill intermediate in width; blue-grey above with dark W-wing mark. Breeds Crozet and Marion islands in Indian Ocean. Feeds on crustaceans by filter-seizing at surface. Distinguished from congeners mainly by bill width.

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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