Salvin's Prion vs Atlantic Petrel

Pachyptila salvini verglichen mit Pterodroma incerta

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Salvin's Prion Atlantic Petrel
Wissenschaftlicher Name Pachyptila salvini Pterodroma incerta
Ordnung Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familie Procellariidae Procellariidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Endangered
Länge
Flügelspannweite 38,6 cm (15.2 in) 63,6 cm (25.0 in)
Gewicht 162,5 g (5.73 oz) 515,0 g (18.17 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Salvin's Prion only

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Atlantic Petrel only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Salvin's Prion

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

About These Birds

Salvin's Prion

25–28 cm, wingspan 57–63 cm. Similar to Broad-billed Prion but bill intermediate in width; blue-grey above with dark W-wing mark. Breeds Crozet and Marion islands in Indian Ocean. Feeds on crustaceans by filter-seizing at surface. Distinguished from congeners mainly by bill width.

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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