Jamaican Petrel vs Atlantic Petrel

Pterodroma caribbaea مقارنةً بـ Pterodroma incerta

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Jamaican Petrel Atlantic Petrel
الاسم العلمي Pterodroma caribbaea Pterodroma incerta
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Procellariidae Procellariidae
حالة الحفاظ Not Evaluated Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 54,8 cm (21.6 in) 63,6 cm (25.0 in)
الوزن 278,0 g (9.81 oz) 515,0 g (18.17 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Jamaican Petrel only

Atlantic Petrel only

حالة الحفاظ

Not Evaluated

Jamaican Petrel

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

About These Birds

Jamaican Petrel

36 cm. Dark sooty-brown throughout with slightly paler underparts. Possibly Critically Endangered or extinct; last confirmed sighting 1879 in Jamaica. Likely nested in Blue Mountains. If surviving, threatened by mongoose predation and habitat loss; only occasional sight records at sea.

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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