Atlantic Petrel vs Black-winged Petrel

Pterodroma incerta verglichen mit Pterodroma nigripennis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Atlantic Petrel Black-winged Petrel
Wissenschaftlicher Name Pterodroma incerta Pterodroma nigripennis
Ordnung Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familie Procellariidae Procellariidae
Erhaltungsstatus Endangered Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 63,6 cm (25.0 in) 44,3 cm (17.4 in)
Gewicht 515,0 g (18.17 oz) 179,5 g (6.33 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Atlantic Petrel only

Black-winged Petrel only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

Least Concern

Black-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.

Black-winged Petrel

30 cm. Small gadfly petrel; pale grey above with dark M-mark; white below with dark carpal patch and partial collar. Breeds Lord Howe, Kermadec, and central Pacific islands. Migrates to North Pacific; feeds on small squid and fish.

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