Atlantic Petrel vs Tropical Shearwater

Pterodroma incerta مقارنةً بـ Puffinus bailloni

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Atlantic Petrel Tropical Shearwater
الاسم العلمي Pterodroma incerta Puffinus bailloni
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Procellariidae Procellariidae
حالة الحفاظ Endangered Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 63,6 cm (25.0 in) 37,0 cm (14.6 in)
الوزن 515,0 g (18.17 oz) 212,0 g (7.48 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Atlantic Petrel only

Tropical Shearwater only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

Least Concern

Tropical Shearwater

About These Birds

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.

Tropical Shearwater

27–31 cm. Small; dark brown above; white below. Breeds islands of Indian Ocean and west Pacific. Several subspecies sometimes treated as separate species. Feeds on fish and squid; nocturnal at breeding colonies. Part of the Audubon's Shearwater species complex.

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