Atlantic Petrel vs Mottled Petrel

Pterodroma incerta verglichen mit Pterodroma inexpectata

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Atlantic Petrel Mottled Petrel
Wissenschaftlicher Name Pterodroma incerta Pterodroma inexpectata
Ordnung Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familie Procellariidae Procellariidae
Erhaltungsstatus Endangered Near Threatened
Länge
Flügelspannweite 63,6 cm (25.0 in) 50,0 cm (19.7 in)
Gewicht 515,0 g (18.17 oz) 344,0 g (12.13 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Atlantic Petrel only

Mottled Petrel only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

Near Threatened

Mottled Petrel

About These Birds

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.

Mottled Petrel

33–36 cm. Dark grey above with bold dark M-mark; white below with distinctive dark belly patch. Breeds New Zealand subantarctic islands (Snares, Chatham, Antipodes). Migrates to North Pacific in boreal winter. Near Threatened; feeds on squid and crustaceans.

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