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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