Band-rumped Storm-petrel vs European Storm-petrel

Hydrobates castro verglichen mit Hydrobates pelagicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Band-rumped Storm-petrel European Storm-petrel
Wissenschaftlicher Name Hydrobates castro Hydrobates pelagicus
Ordnung Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familie Hydrobatidae Hydrobatidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 30,1 cm (11.9 in) 23,8 cm (9.4 in)
Gewicht 49,25 g (1.74 oz) 26,5 g (0.93 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1
Population Trend

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Band-rumped Storm-petrel

Least Concern

European 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.

European Storm-petrel

European Storm-petrel, 14–18 cm, wingspan 36–39 cm, is the smallest seabird in European waters, breeding in burrows and rock crevices on Atlantic islands from Iceland to the Mediterranean. Entirely sooty black with white rump. Strictly nocturnal at colonies. Planktivore; patters over wave surface picking up oil and plankton.

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