Sooty Shearwater vs Atlantic Petrel

Ardenna grisea verglichen mit Pterodroma incerta

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Sooty Shearwater Atlantic Petrel
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ardenna grisea Pterodroma incerta
Ordnung Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familie Procellariidae Procellariidae
Erhaltungsstatus Near Threatened Endangered
Länge
Flügelspannweite 59,1 cm (23.3 in) 63,6 cm (25.0 in)
Gewicht 814,0 g (28.71 oz) 515,0 g (18.17 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Sooty Shearwater only

Atlantic Petrel only

Erhaltungsstatus

Near Threatened

Sooty Shearwater

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

About These Birds

Sooty Shearwater

40–51 cm, wingspan 94–110 cm. All dark sooty-brown with silvery-white underwing flash. Breeds New Zealand and southern South America; undertakes one of the longest migrations of any animal to North Pacific and Atlantic. Feeds on fish, squid, and krill. Near Threatened; millions estimated.

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.

More Birds to Explore

Explore the Nature FYI Family