Fairy Prion vs Atlantic Petrel

Pachyptila turtur verglichen mit Pterodroma incerta

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Fairy Prion Atlantic Petrel
Wissenschaftlicher Name Pachyptila turtur Pterodroma incerta
Ordnung Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familie Procellariidae Procellariidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Endangered
Länge
Flügelspannweite 34,8 cm (13.7 in) 63,6 cm (25.0 in)
Gewicht 136,75 g (4.82 oz) 515,0 g (18.17 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Fairy Prion only

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Atlantic Petrel only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Fairy Prion

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

About These Birds

Fairy Prion

23–28 cm, wingspan 56–60 cm. Small prion with narrow bill; blue-grey with clear dark M-mark across wings. Breeds southern New Zealand, Falklands, Kerguelen. The most widespread small prion. Feeds on small crustaceans and copepods at sea surface; highly gregarious offshore.

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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