Bermuda Petrel vs Atlantic Petrel

Pterodroma cahow compared with Pterodroma incerta

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Bermuda Petrel Atlantic Petrel
Scientific Name Pterodroma cahow Pterodroma incerta
Order Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Family Procellariidae Procellariidae
Conservation Status Endangered Endangered
Length — —
Wingspan 49.0 cm (19.3 in) 63.6 cm (25.0 in)
Weight 329.8 g (11.63 oz) 515.0 g (18.17 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 1 1
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Bermuda Petrel only

None

Atlantic Petrel only

Conservation Status

Endangered

Bermuda Petrel

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

About These Birds

Bermuda Petrel

38 cm. Dark grey-brown above; white below with dark partial collar. Critically Endangered; once thought extinct, rediscovered 1951 in Bermuda. Fewer than 140 breeding pairs on offshore islets. Recovery aided by artificial burrows; feeds on squid and fish in open Atlantic.

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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