European Storm-petrel vs Townsend's Storm-petrel

Hydrobates pelagicus verglichen mit Hydrobates socorroensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal European Storm-petrel Townsend's Storm-petrel
Wissenschaftlicher Name Hydrobates pelagicus Hydrobates socorroensis
Ordnung Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familie Hydrobatidae Hydrobatidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Endangered
Länge
Flügelspannweite 23,8 cm (9.4 in) 30,1 cm (11.9 in)
Gewicht 26,5 g (0.93 oz) 33,2 g (1.17 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1
Population Trend

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

European Storm-petrel

Endangered

Townsend's Storm-petrel

About These Birds

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.

Townsend's Storm-petrel

Townsend's Storm-petrel, 19–21 cm, breeds on Guadalupe and San Benedicto Islands off western Mexico. Recently split from Leach's Storm-petrel. Forked white rump, dark overall. Pelagic in eastern Pacific; planktivore. Conservation status uncertain; threatened by introduced predators at small nesting island colonies.

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