Common Diving-petrel vs Atlantic Petrel

Pelecanoides urinatrix مقارنةً بـ Pterodroma incerta

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Common Diving-petrel Atlantic Petrel
الاسم العلمي Pelecanoides urinatrix Pterodroma incerta
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Procellariidae Procellariidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 24,3 cm (9.6 in) 63,6 cm (25.0 in)
الوزن 135,5 g (4.78 oz) 515,0 g (18.17 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Common Diving-petrel only

بلا

Atlantic Petrel only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Common Diving-petrel

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

About These Birds

Common Diving-petrel

20–25 cm. Dark above; white below; broad wings used for underwater propulsion. Most widespread diving-petrel; breeds New Zealand, southern Australia, Falklands, and subantarctic islands. Feeds on small fish and crustaceans by diving. Highly vulnerable to introduced predators at nesting colonies.

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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