Magellanic Diving-petrel vs Atlantic Petrel

Pelecanoides magellani مقارنةً بـ Pterodroma incerta

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Magellanic Diving-petrel Atlantic Petrel
الاسم العلمي Pelecanoides magellani Pterodroma incerta
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Procellariidae Procellariidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 25,1 cm (9.9 in) 63,6 cm (25.0 in)
الوزن 149,25 g (5.26 oz) 515,0 g (18.17 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Magellanic Diving-petrel only

بلا

Atlantic Petrel only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Magellanic Diving-petrel

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

About These Birds

Magellanic Diving-petrel

20–24 cm. Dark above, white below; narrow white tips to secondary feathers. Breeds southern Chile and Argentina (Strait of Magellan and Falklands). Year-round resident in coastal cold waters. Feeds on fish and crustaceans by pursuit-diving; nests in burrows on coastal islands.

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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