Ainley's Storm-petrel vs Markham's Storm-petrel

Hydrobates cheimomnestes verglichen mit Hydrobates markhami

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Ainley's Storm-petrel Markham's Storm-petrel
Wissenschaftlicher Name Hydrobates cheimomnestes Hydrobates markhami
Ordnung Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familie Hydrobatidae Hydrobatidae
Erhaltungsstatus Vulnerable Near Threatened
Länge
Flügelspannweite 30,1 cm (11.9 in) 34,2 cm (13.5 in)
Gewicht 41,15 g (1.45 oz) 53,0 g (1.87 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Markham's Storm-petrel only

Erhaltungsstatus

Vulnerable

Ainley's Storm-petrel

Near Threatened

Markham's Storm-petrel

About These Birds

Ainley's Storm-petrel

Ainley's Storm-petrel, 19–21 cm, is a recently described species breeding on the Channel Islands off California, present in winter — unusual among storm-petrels which typically breed in summer. Dark overall, white rump with central grey stripe. Vulnerable; small population and restricted range.

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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