Atlantic Petrel vs Great-winged Petrel

Pterodroma incerta verglichen mit Pterodroma macroptera

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Atlantic Petrel Great-winged Petrel
Wissenschaftlicher Name Pterodroma incerta Pterodroma macroptera
Ordnung Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familie Procellariidae Procellariidae
Erhaltungsstatus Endangered Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 63,6 cm (25.0 in) 60,7 cm (23.9 in)
Gewicht 515,0 g (18.17 oz) 548,75 g (19.36 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Atlantic Petrel only

Great-winged Petrel only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

Least Concern

Great-winged 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.

Great-winged Petrel

41 cm, wingspan 97 cm. Large all-dark gadfly petrel; dusky bill, black feet. Breeds on islands from Tristan da Cunha to SW Australia and New Zealand. Ranges widely in southern Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans. Flies with characteristic high arcing; feeds on squid and fish.

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