Grey Petrel vs Atlantic Petrel

Procellaria cinerea verglichen mit Pterodroma incerta

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Grey Petrel Atlantic Petrel
Wissenschaftlicher Name Procellaria cinerea Pterodroma incerta
Ordnung Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familie Procellariidae Procellariidae
Erhaltungsstatus Near Threatened Endangered
Länge
Flügelspannweite 65,2 cm (25.7 in) 63,6 cm (25.0 in)
Gewicht 1140,0 g (40.21 oz) 515,0 g (18.17 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Grey Petrel only

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Atlantic Petrel only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Near Threatened

Grey Petrel

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

About These Birds

Grey Petrel

48 cm, wingspan 119–130 cm. Grey petrel with pale yellowish bill; white underparts. Breeds Tristan da Cunha, Gough, Auckland, Antipodes, Crozet, and Kerguelen. Unique among petrels in breeding in winter; feeds on fish and squid. Near Threatened; bycatch in longline fisheries.

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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