Cape Verde Petrel vs Atlantic Petrel

Pterodroma feae verglichen mit Pterodroma incerta

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Cape Verde Petrel Atlantic Petrel
Wissenschaftlicher Name Pterodroma feae Pterodroma incerta
Ordnung Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familie Procellariidae Procellariidae
Erhaltungsstatus Near Threatened Endangered
Länge
Flügelspannweite 51,0 cm (20.1 in) 63,6 cm (25.0 in)
Gewicht 303,0 g (10.69 oz) 515,0 g (18.17 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Cape Verde Petrel only

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Atlantic Petrel only

Erhaltungsstatus

Near Threatened

Cape Verde Petrel

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

About These Birds

Cape Verde Petrel

33–37 cm. Grey-brown above with pale grey rump; white underparts with dark partial breast smudge. Breeds Cape Verde Islands; ranges across Atlantic Ocean. Closely related to Desertas and Zino's petrels; Vulnerable. Visits colonies only at night; 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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