Grey-backed Storm-petrel vs White-faced Storm-petrel

Garrodia nereis comparado con Pelagodroma marina

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Grey-backed Storm-petrel White-faced Storm-petrel
Nombre científico Garrodia nereis Pelagodroma marina
Orden Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familia Oceanitidae Oceanitidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud — —
Envergadura 25,0 cm (9.8 in) 31,6 cm (12.4 in)
Peso 32,5 g (1.15 oz) 54,0 g (1.90 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1 1
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Grey-backed Storm-petrel only

White-faced Storm-petrel only

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Grey-backed Storm-petrel

Least Concern

White-faced 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-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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