Bermuda Petrel vs Atlantic Petrel

Pterodroma cahow verglichen mit Pterodroma incerta

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Bermuda Petrel Atlantic Petrel
Wissenschaftlicher Name Pterodroma cahow Pterodroma incerta
Ordnung Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familie Procellariidae Procellariidae
Erhaltungsstatus Endangered Endangered
Länge
Flügelspannweite 49,0 cm (19.3 in) 63,6 cm (25.0 in)
Gewicht 329,8 g (11.63 oz) 515,0 g (18.17 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Bermuda Petrel only

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Atlantic Petrel only

Erhaltungsstatus

Endangered

Bermuda Petrel

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

About These Birds

Bermuda Petrel

38 cm. Dark grey-brown above; white below with dark partial collar. Critically Endangered; once thought extinct, rediscovered 1951 in Bermuda. Fewer than 140 breeding pairs on offshore islets. Recovery aided by artificial burrows; feeds on squid and fish in open Atlantic.

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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