Atlantic Petrel vs Subantarctic Shearwater

Pterodroma incerta مقارنةً بـ Puffinus elegans

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Atlantic Petrel Subantarctic Shearwater
الاسم العلمي Pterodroma incerta Puffinus elegans
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Procellariidae Procellariidae
حالة الحفاظ Endangered Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 63,6 cm (25.0 in) 36,8 cm (14.5 in)
الوزن 515,0 g (18.17 oz) 222,5 g (7.85 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Atlantic Petrel only

Subantarctic Shearwater only

حالة الحفاظ

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

Least Concern

Subantarctic 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.

Subantarctic Shearwater

27–30 cm. Dark above; white below with clean sharp borders; slightly larger than related small shearwaters. Breeds subantarctic islands (Tristan da Cunha, Gough, St. Paul). Ranges in subantarctic Southern Ocean. Separated from Little Shearwater by range and subtle differences.

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