Atlantic Petrel vs Great-winged Petrel

Pterodroma incerta comparado con Pterodroma macroptera

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Atlantic Petrel Great-winged Petrel
Nombre científico Pterodroma incerta Pterodroma macroptera
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) 548,75 g (19.36 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Atlantic Petrel only

Great-winged Petrel only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

Least Concern

Great-winged 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.

Great-winged Petrel

41 cm, wingspan 97 cm. Large all-dark gadfly petrel; dusky bill, black feet. Breeds on islands from Tristan da Cunha to SW Australia and New Zealand. Ranges widely in southern Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans. Flies with characteristic high arcing; feeds on squid and fish.

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