Small Saint Helena Petrel vs Atlantic Petrel

Bulweria bifax verglichen mit Pterodroma incerta

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Merkmal Small Saint Helena Petrel Atlantic Petrel
Wissenschaftlicher Name Bulweria bifax Pterodroma incerta
Ordnung Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familie Procellariidae Procellariidae
Erhaltungsstatus Extinct Endangered
Länge
Flügelspannweite 63,6 cm (25.0 in)
Gewicht 167,17 g (5.90 oz) 515,0 g (18.17 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1
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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Small Saint Helena Petrel only

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Atlantic Petrel only

Erhaltungsstatus

Extinct

Small Saint Helena Petrel

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

About These Birds

Small Saint Helena Petrel

Extinct; known only from subfossil bones from St. Helena Island. Smaller than Bulwer's Petrel; went extinct shortly after human settlement of St. Helena, likely from introduced predators. Part of the endemic St. Helena seabird community that was largely extirpated by human arrival.

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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