Atlantic Petrel vs Bryan's Shearwater

Pterodroma incerta verglichen mit Puffinus bryani

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Atlantic Petrel Bryan's Shearwater
Wissenschaftlicher Name Pterodroma incerta Puffinus bryani
Ordnung Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familie Procellariidae Procellariidae
Erhaltungsstatus Endangered Critically Endangered
Länge
Flügelspannweite 63,6 cm (25.0 in) 33,0 cm (13.0 in)
Gewicht 515,0 g (18.17 oz) 147,0 g (5.19 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Atlantic Petrel only

Bryan's Shearwater only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

Critically Endangered

Bryan's 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.

Bryan's Shearwater

27 cm. Small shearwater; dark brown above, white below with dark smudging on flanks. Known from only a few specimens collected at Midway Atoll; Critically Endangered or possibly extinct. No confirmed breeding in decades; one of the least-known shearwaters.

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