Grey-backed Storm-petrel vs White-vented Storm-petrel

Garrodia nereis comparado con Oceanites gracilis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Grey-backed Storm-petrel White-vented Storm-petrel
Nombre científico Garrodia nereis Oceanites gracilis
Orden Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familia Oceanitidae Oceanitidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Data Deficient
Longitud
Envergadura 25,0 cm (9.8 in) 26,7 cm (10.5 in)
Peso 32,5 g (1.15 oz) 18,65 g (0.66 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Grey-backed Storm-petrel only

White-vented Storm-petrel only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Grey-backed Storm-petrel

Data Deficient

White-vented Storm-petrel

About These Birds

Grey-backed Storm-petrel

Grey-backed Storm-petrel, 16–19 cm, breeds on sub-Antarctic islands across the Southern Ocean from Tristan da Cunha to the Antipodes. Pale grey back and rump distinguishes it from most other storm-petrels. Planktivore; flutters low over the sea surface picking up zooplankton.

White-vented Storm-petrel

White-vented Storm-petrel, 15–17 cm, is a small, poorly known storm-petrel of the eastern South Pacific. Dark above with white rump and white vent. Pelagic off the coasts of Peru, Chile, and Ecuador; breeding grounds discovered only recently on tiny Patagonian islands. Planktivore.

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