Black-bellied Storm-petrel vs White-faced Storm-petrel

Fregetta tropica comparado con Pelagodroma marina

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Black-bellied Storm-petrel White-faced Storm-petrel
Nombre científico Fregetta tropica Pelagodroma marina
Orden Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familia Oceanitidae Oceanitidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud — —
Envergadura 32,9 cm (13.0 in) 31,6 cm (12.4 in)
Peso 53,0 g (1.87 oz) 54,0 g (1.90 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1 1
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Black-bellied Storm-petrel only

Ninguno

White-faced Storm-petrel only

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Black-bellied Storm-petrel

Least Concern

White-faced Storm-petrel

About These Birds

Black-bellied Storm-petrel

Black-bellied Storm-petrel, 19–21 cm, breeds on sub-Antarctic islands and disperses widely across the Southern Ocean. Dark above with white rump; distinctive black streak through the white belly. Patters over wave surfaces picking up plankton. Long-distance pelagic movements after breeding.

White-faced Storm-petrel

White-faced Storm-petrel, 18–21 cm, is distinctive — dark above but with a striking white supercilium and pale underparts; bounces across the sea surface on long legs like a clockwork toy. Breeds on islands in the North and South Atlantic, Indian Ocean, and Australia. Circumglobal oceanic migrant.

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