Atlantic Petrel vs White-headed Petrel

Pterodroma incerta comparado con Pterodroma lessonii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Atlantic Petrel White-headed Petrel
Nombre científico Pterodroma incerta Pterodroma lessonii
Orden Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familia Procellariidae Procellariidae
Estado de conservación Endangered Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 63,6 cm (25.0 in) 60,7 cm (23.9 in)
Peso 515,0 g (18.17 oz) 695,0 g (24.52 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Atlantic Petrel only

Ninguno

White-headed Petrel only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

Least Concern

White-headed Petrel

About These Birds

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.

White-headed Petrel

43 cm, wingspan 109 cm. Large petrel with white head, grey back, and white underparts; dark upperwing. Breeds Kerguelen, Macquarie, Auckland, and Antipodes islands. Ranges in subantarctic to temperate Southern Ocean. Feeds on squid and fish; nocturnal at colonies.

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