Atlantic Petrel vs Fluttering Shearwater

Pterodroma incerta verglichen mit Puffinus gavia

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Atlantic Petrel Fluttering Shearwater
Wissenschaftlicher Name Pterodroma incerta Puffinus gavia
Ordnung Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familie Procellariidae Procellariidae
Erhaltungsstatus Endangered Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 63,6 cm (25.0 in) 39,6 cm (15.6 in)
Gewicht 515,0 g (18.17 oz) 267,6666666666667 g (9.44 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Atlantic Petrel only

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Fluttering Shearwater only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

Least Concern

Fluttering 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.

Fluttering Shearwater

33 cm. Dark brown above; white below; relatively short-tailed. Breeds New Zealand North Island coast; non-breeding range restricted to Tasman Sea and nearby waters. Sedentary compared to most shearwaters; feeds on fish and squid. Near Threatened due to small range.

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