Fulmar Prion vs Atlantic Petrel

Pachyptila crassirostris verglichen mit Pterodroma incerta

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Fulmar Prion Atlantic Petrel
Wissenschaftlicher Name Pachyptila crassirostris Pterodroma incerta
Ordnung Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familie Procellariidae Procellariidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Endangered
Länge
Flügelspannweite 36,4 cm (14.3 in) 63,6 cm (25.0 in)
Gewicht 142,83333333333334 g (5.04 oz) 515,0 g (18.17 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Fulmar Prion only

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Atlantic Petrel only

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Fulmar Prion

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

About These Birds

Fulmar Prion

26–28 cm. Intermediate-sized prion with a thick, fulmar-like bill; pale grey above with dark wing pattern. Breeds Bounty, Snares, and Heard islands. Resembles Broad-billed but has heavier bill base. Feeds on crustaceans; overlaps broadly with other prions at sea.

Atlantic Petrel

43 cm, wingspan 104 cm. Large; dark brown above with pale belly and dusky breast-band creating hooded appearance. Breeds Tristan da Cunha and Gough Island; ranges into south Atlantic and Indian Ocean. Endangered; threatened by introduced predators and longline fisheries.

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