Small Saint Helena Petrel vs Atlantic Petrel

Bulweria bifax comparado con Pterodroma incerta

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Small Saint Helena Petrel Atlantic Petrel
Nombre científico Bulweria bifax Pterodroma incerta
Orden Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familia Procellariidae Procellariidae
Estado de conservación Extinct Endangered
Longitud
Envergadura 63,6 cm (25.0 in)
Peso 167,17 g (5.90 oz) 515,0 g (18.17 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Small Saint Helena Petrel only

Ninguno

Atlantic Petrel only

Estado de conservación

Extinct

Small Saint Helena Petrel

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

About These Birds

Small Saint Helena Petrel

Extinct; known only from subfossil bones from St. Helena Island. Smaller than Bulwer's Petrel; went extinct shortly after human settlement of St. Helena, likely from introduced predators. Part of the endemic St. Helena seabird community that was largely extirpated by human arrival.

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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