Atlantic Petrel vs Galapagos Shearwater

Pterodroma incerta verglichen mit Puffinus subalaris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Atlantic Petrel Galapagos Shearwater
Wissenschaftlicher Name Pterodroma incerta Puffinus subalaris
Ordnung Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familie Procellariidae Procellariidae
Erhaltungsstatus Endangered Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 63,6 cm (25.0 in) 37,2 cm (14.6 in)
Gewicht 515,0 g (18.17 oz) 176,5 g (6.23 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Atlantic Petrel only

Galapagos Shearwater only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

Least Concern

Galapagos 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.

Galapagos Shearwater

27–30 cm. Dark above; white below with grey-brown flanks and vent. Breeds Galapagos Islands (endemic). Ranges in eastern Pacific near the archipelago. Near Threatened; threatened by introduced predators. Feeds on fish near productive Humboldt Current upwellings.

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