Band-rumped Storm-petrel vs Markham's Storm-petrel

Hydrobates castro verglichen mit Hydrobates markhami

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Band-rumped Storm-petrel Markham's Storm-petrel
Wissenschaftlicher Name Hydrobates castro Hydrobates markhami
Ordnung Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familie Hydrobatidae Hydrobatidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Near Threatened
Länge
Flügelspannweite 30,1 cm (11.9 in) 34,2 cm (13.5 in)
Gewicht 49,25 g (1.74 oz) 53,0 g (1.87 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Band-rumped Storm-petrel only

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Markham's Storm-petrel only

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Band-rumped Storm-petrel

Near Threatened

Markham's Storm-petrel

About These Birds

Band-rumped Storm-petrel

Band-rumped Storm-petrel, 19–21 cm, breeds on Atlantic and Pacific volcanic islands including the Azores, Canaries, and Galápagos. Sooty brown with a white rump band; similar to Leach's but straighter wingtips and steadier flight. Multiple cryptic species may be involved. Planktivore; widespread pelagic.

Markham's Storm-petrel

Markham's Storm-petrel, 22–23 cm, is a large all-dark storm-petrel breeding in the Atacama Desert of Chile and Peru — one of the few seabirds to nest in desert habitat far from the coast. Poorly known. Near Threatened. Pelagic over the Humboldt Current and cold eastern South Pacific waters.

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