Barau's Petrel vs Atlantic Petrel

Pterodroma baraui verglichen mit Pterodroma incerta

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Barau's Petrel Atlantic Petrel
Wissenschaftlicher Name Pterodroma baraui Pterodroma incerta
Ordnung Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familie Procellariidae Procellariidae
Erhaltungsstatus Endangered Endangered
Länge
Flügelspannweite 53,8 cm (21.2 in) 63,6 cm (25.0 in)
Gewicht 416,5 g (14.69 oz) 515,0 g (18.17 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Barau's Petrel only

Atlantic Petrel only

Erhaltungsstatus

Endangered

Barau's Petrel

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

About These Birds

Barau's Petrel

38 cm, wingspan 96 cm. Dark above with white forehead; white below with dark carpal bar and partial collar. Breeds only on Réunion; Endangered with around 4,000 pairs. Threatened by light attraction of fledglings; conservation lighting campaigns reduce strandings. Migrates to Indian Ocean.

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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