Guadalupe Storm-petrel vs Least Storm-petrel

Hydrobates macrodactylus verglichen mit Hydrobates microsoma

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Guadalupe Storm-petrel Least Storm-petrel
Wissenschaftlicher Name Hydrobates macrodactylus Hydrobates microsoma
Ordnung Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familie Hydrobatidae Hydrobatidae
Erhaltungsstatus Not Evaluated Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 32,7 cm (12.9 in) 23,8 cm (9.4 in)
Gewicht 36,71 g (1.29 oz) 18,0 g (0.63 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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Guadalupe Storm-petrel only

Least Storm-petrel only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Not Evaluated

Guadalupe Storm-petrel

Least Concern

Least Storm-petrel

About These Birds

Guadalupe Storm-petrel

Guadalupe Storm-petrel, 22–23 cm, is Critically Endangered — possibly extinct; no confirmed sightings since the 1930s when cats eliminated the colony on Guadalupe Island. Large, all-dark storm-petrel very similar to Black Storm-petrel. Status uncertain; intensive searches have not relocated any individuals.

Least Storm-petrel

World's smallest seabird at 13–15 cm. Sooty-black with white rump; short rounded wings. Breeds Baja California islands; ranges offshore in eastern Pacific to Ecuador. Feeds on zooplankton and small fish by pattering on the surface. Nocturnal at breeding colonies; Near Threatened.

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