Atlantic Petrel vs Large Saint Helena Petrel

Pterodroma incerta comparado con Pterodroma rupinarum

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Atlantic Petrel Large Saint Helena Petrel
Nombre científico Pterodroma incerta Pterodroma rupinarum
Orden Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familia Procellariidae Procellariidae
Estado de conservación Endangered Extinct
Longitud
Envergadura 63,6 cm (25.0 in)
Peso 515,0 g (18.17 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Atlantic Petrel only

Large Saint Helena Petrel only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

Extinct

Large Saint Helena 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.

Large Saint Helena Petrel

Extinct; known only from subfossil bones found on St. Helena. Medium-large petrel that went extinct within the last few centuries, likely due to human settlement, habitat destruction, and introduced predators. Related to living Pterodroma species; part of the endemic St. Helena avifauna.

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