Atlantic Petrel vs Subantarctic Shearwater

Pterodroma incerta verglichen mit Puffinus elegans

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Atlantic Petrel Subantarctic Shearwater
Wissenschaftlicher Name Pterodroma incerta Puffinus elegans
Ordnung Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familie Procellariidae Procellariidae
Erhaltungsstatus Endangered Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 63,6 cm (25.0 in) 36,8 cm (14.5 in)
Gewicht 515,0 g (18.17 oz) 222,5 g (7.85 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Atlantic Petrel only

Subantarctic Shearwater only

Erhaltungsstatus

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

Least Concern

Subantarctic 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.

Subantarctic Shearwater

27–30 cm. Dark above; white below with clean sharp borders; slightly larger than related small shearwaters. Breeds subantarctic islands (Tristan da Cunha, Gough, St. Paul). Ranges in subantarctic Southern Ocean. Separated from Little Shearwater by range and subtle differences.

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