Eissturmvogel vs Atlantic Petrel

Fulmarus glacialis verglichen mit Pterodroma incerta

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Eissturmvogel Atlantic Petrel
Wissenschaftlicher Name Fulmarus glacialis Pterodroma incerta
Ordnung Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familie Procellariidae Procellariidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Endangered
Länge 47,0 cm (18.5 in)
Flügelspannweite 107,0 cm (42.1 in) 63,6 cm (25.0 in)
Gewicht 750,0 g (26.46 oz) 515,0 g (18.17 oz)
Ernährung Fish, squid, crustaceans, offal from fishing vessels, and zooplankton. Feeds by surface-seizing and shallow plunge-diving. --
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Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Eissturmvogel 47,0 cm
Atlantic Petrel
Flügelspannweite
Eissturmvogel 107,0 cm
Atlantic Petrel 63,6 cm
Gewicht
Eissturmvogel 750,0 g
Atlantic Petrel 515,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

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Eissturmvogel only

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Atlantic Petrel only

Eissturmvogel

Open ocean and sea cliffs. Breeds on cliff ledges and grassy slopes on northern coastlines. Pelagic outside breeding season.

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Song & Call Comparison

Eissturmvogel

Gesang

A nasal, cackling 'kak-kak-kak-kak' or grunting 'uh-uh-uh' at the nest and colony. Less melodic than petrels. In flight gives occasional single nasal calls.

Atlantic Petrel

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Geographic Range & Migration

Eissturmvogel

North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans. Breeds from the Arctic south to Britain, France, and New England.

Atlantic Petrel

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Eissturmvogel

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

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How to Tell Them Apart

Eissturmvogel

Gefieder

Light morph: white head and underparts with grey wings and back. Dark morph: entirely grey. Tube-nosed bill and stiff-winged flight distinctive at sea.

Schnabel

Yellowish hooked bill with prominent tubular nostrils on top

Atlantic Petrel

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About These Birds

Eissturmvogel

Der Eissturmvogel ist ein langlebiger Seevogel, der über 40 Jahre alt werden kann. Er verteidigt sein Nest, indem er Eindringlinge mit übel riechendem Magenöl bespuckt, das die Federn von Fressfeinden verkleben und deren Wasserdichtigkeit zerstören kann – mitunter mit tödlichen Folgen. Der Eissturmvogel hat sein Brutgebiet in den letzten zwei Jahrhunderten drastisch nach Süden ausgedehnt.

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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