Magellanic Diving-petrel vs Atlantic Petrel

Pelecanoides magellani comparado con Pterodroma incerta

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Magellanic Diving-petrel Atlantic Petrel
Nombre científico Pelecanoides magellani Pterodroma incerta
Orden Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familia Procellariidae Procellariidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Endangered
Longitud
Envergadura 25,1 cm (9.9 in) 63,6 cm (25.0 in)
Peso 149,25 g (5.26 oz) 515,0 g (18.17 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Magellanic Diving-petrel only

Ninguno

Atlantic Petrel only

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Magellanic Diving-petrel

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

About These Birds

Magellanic Diving-petrel

20–24 cm. Dark above, white below; narrow white tips to secondary feathers. Breeds southern Chile and Argentina (Strait of Magellan and Falklands). Year-round resident in coastal cold waters. Feeds on fish and crustaceans by pursuit-diving; nests in burrows on coastal islands.

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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