Atlantic Petrel vs Audubon's Shearwater

Pterodroma incerta verglichen mit Puffinus lherminieri

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Atlantic Petrel Audubon's Shearwater
Wissenschaftlicher Name Pterodroma incerta Puffinus lherminieri
Ordnung Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familie Procellariidae Procellariidae
Erhaltungsstatus Endangered Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 63,6 cm (25.0 in) 37,1 cm (14.6 in)
Gewicht 515,0 g (18.17 oz) 209,0 g (7.37 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Atlantic Petrel only

Audubon's Shearwater only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

Least Concern

Audubon'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.

Audubon's Shearwater

27–33 cm. Small; dark brown above; white below with clean-cut pattern. Breeds Caribbean, tropical Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Ocean islands. Wide geographic range with multiple subspecies. Feeds on fish; breeds in burrows on oceanic islands; Near Threatened.

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