Broad-billed Prion vs Atlantic Petrel

Pachyptila vittata مقارنةً بـ Pterodroma incerta

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Broad-billed Prion Atlantic Petrel
الاسم العلمي Pachyptila vittata Pterodroma incerta
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Procellariidae Procellariidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 39,0 cm (15.4 in) 63,6 cm (25.0 in)
الوزن 187,0 g (6.60 oz) 515,0 g (18.17 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Broad-billed Prion only

بلا

Atlantic Petrel only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Broad-billed Prion

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

About These Birds

Broad-billed Prion

25–30 cm, wingspan 57–66 cm. Largest prion; pale blue-grey above, white below with dark M-mark across wings. Bill broad, blue with lamellae for filter-feeding on copepods. Breeds Tristan da Cunha and New Zealand subantarctic. Feeds by hydroplaning with bill submerged.

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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