Southern Fulmar vs Atlantic Petrel

Fulmarus glacialoides verglichen mit Pterodroma incerta

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Southern Fulmar Atlantic Petrel
Wissenschaftlicher Name Fulmarus glacialoides Pterodroma incerta
Ordnung Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familie Procellariidae Procellariidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Endangered
Länge
Flügelspannweite 63,0 cm (24.8 in) 63,6 cm (25.0 in)
Gewicht 897,5 g (31.66 oz) 515,0 g (18.17 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Southern Fulmar only

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Atlantic Petrel only

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Southern Fulmar

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

About These Birds

Southern Fulmar

45–50 cm, wingspan 115–120 cm. Pale grey above, white below with dark wingtips; pink bill with blue tube-nose. Breeds Antarctic cliffs; ranges across Southern Ocean to about 35°S after breeding. Feeds on fish, squid, and krill by surface-seizing. Highly colonial; migratory.

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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