Atlantic Petrel vs Tropical Shearwater

Pterodroma incerta verglichen mit Puffinus bailloni

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Atlantic Petrel Tropical Shearwater
Wissenschaftlicher Name Pterodroma incerta Puffinus bailloni
Ordnung Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familie Procellariidae Procellariidae
Erhaltungsstatus Endangered Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 63,6 cm (25.0 in) 37,0 cm (14.6 in)
Gewicht 515,0 g (18.17 oz) 212,0 g (7.48 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Atlantic Petrel only

Tropical Shearwater only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

Least Concern

Tropical Shearwater

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.

Tropical Shearwater

27–31 cm. Small; dark brown above; white below. Breeds islands of Indian Ocean and west Pacific. Several subspecies sometimes treated as separate species. Feeds on fish and squid; nocturnal at breeding colonies. Part of the Audubon's Shearwater species complex.

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