Phoenix Petrel vs Atlantic Petrel

Pterodroma alba verglichen mit Pterodroma incerta

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Phoenix Petrel Atlantic Petrel
Wissenschaftlicher Name Pterodroma alba Pterodroma incerta
Ordnung Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familie Procellariidae Procellariidae
Erhaltungsstatus Vulnerable Endangered
Länge
Flügelspannweite 53,2 cm (20.9 in) 63,6 cm (25.0 in)
Gewicht 279,0 g (9.84 oz) 515,0 g (18.17 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Phoenix Petrel only

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Atlantic Petrel only

Erhaltungsstatus

Vulnerable

Phoenix Petrel

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

About These Birds

Phoenix Petrel

35–37 cm. Polymorphic; pale morph pale grey with white underparts; dark morph all brown. Breeds Phoenix and Line Islands, French Polynesia. Ranges widely in tropical Pacific. Near Threatened; introduced predators threaten island colonies. Feeds on squid and fish.

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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