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

Hydrobates castro verglichen mit Hydrobates matsudairae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Band-rumped Storm-petrel Matsudaira's Storm-petrel
Wissenschaftlicher Name Hydrobates castro Hydrobates matsudairae
Ordnung Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familie Hydrobatidae Hydrobatidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Vulnerable
Länge
Flügelspannweite 30,1 cm (11.9 in) 37,0 cm (14.6 in)
Gewicht 49,25 g (1.74 oz) 62,0 g (2.19 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 --
Population Trend

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Band-rumped Storm-petrel

Vulnerable

Matsudaira'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.

Matsudaira's Storm-petrel

Matsudaira's Storm-petrel, 24–26 cm, is a large, all-dark storm-petrel breeding on Volcano and Ryukyu Islands of Japan. Long-winged, slow flapping flight. Winters off East Africa and the Arabian Sea — an Indian Ocean migrant from North Pacific colonies. Planktivore and surface feeder.

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