Desertas Petrel vs Atlantic Petrel

Pterodroma deserta verglichen mit Pterodroma incerta

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Desertas Petrel Atlantic Petrel
Wissenschaftlicher Name Pterodroma deserta Pterodroma incerta
Ordnung Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familie Procellariidae Procellariidae
Erhaltungsstatus Vulnerable Endangered
Länge
Flügelspannweite 50,5 cm (19.9 in) 63,6 cm (25.0 in)
Gewicht 315,0 g (11.11 oz) 515,0 g (18.17 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Desertas Petrel only

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Atlantic Petrel only

Erhaltungsstatus

Vulnerable

Desertas Petrel

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

About These Birds

Desertas Petrel

34–36 cm. Dark above with grey rump; white belly with dusky flanks and partial breast-band. Breeds only on Deserta Grande, Madeira archipelago; Vulnerable with around 200–250 pairs. Ranges through tropical Atlantic. Threatened by introduced cats; nocturnal at colonies.

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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