Fairy Prion vs Atlantic Petrel

Pachyptila turtur مقارنةً بـ Pterodroma incerta

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Fairy Prion Atlantic Petrel
الاسم العلمي Pachyptila turtur Pterodroma incerta
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Procellariidae Procellariidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 34,8 cm (13.7 in) 63,6 cm (25.0 in)
الوزن 136,75 g (4.82 oz) 515,0 g (18.17 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Fairy Prion only

بلا

Atlantic Petrel only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Fairy Prion

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

About These Birds

Fairy Prion

23–28 cm, wingspan 56–60 cm. Small prion with narrow bill; blue-grey with clear dark M-mark across wings. Breeds southern New Zealand, Falklands, Kerguelen. The most widespread small prion. Feeds on small crustaceans and copepods at sea surface; highly gregarious offshore.

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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