Kerguelen Petrel vs Atlantic Petrel

Aphrodroma brevirostris comparado con Pterodroma incerta

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Kerguelen Petrel Atlantic Petrel
Nombre científico Aphrodroma brevirostris Pterodroma incerta
Orden Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familia Procellariidae Procellariidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Endangered
Longitud
Envergadura 48,0 cm (18.9 in) 63,6 cm (25.0 in)
Peso 353,0 g (12.45 oz) 515,0 g (18.17 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Kerguelen Petrel only

Ninguno

Atlantic Petrel only

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Kerguelen Petrel

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

About These Birds

Kerguelen Petrel

33–36 cm, wingspan 80–85 cm. Dark grey-brown with short rounded bill; distinctive silvery-white flash on leading edge of underwing. Breeds Tristan da Cunha, Gough, Crozet, and Kerguelen. Ranges widely in Southern Ocean; feeds on fish and squid; solitary at sea.

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.

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