Atlantic Petrel vs Boyd's Shearwater

Pterodroma incerta comparado con Puffinus boydi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Atlantic Petrel Boyd's Shearwater
Nombre científico Pterodroma incerta Puffinus boydi
Orden Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familia Procellariidae Procellariidae
Estado de conservación Endangered Not Evaluated
Longitud
Envergadura 63,6 cm (25.0 in)
Peso 515,0 g (18.17 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Atlantic Petrel only

Boyd's Shearwater only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

Not Evaluated

Boyd's Shearwater

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.

Boyd's Shearwater

27 cm. Dark brown above; white below; white face with dark eye-patch. Breeds Cape Verde Islands. Ranges in tropical east Atlantic. Closely related to Barolo Shearwater; both formerly grouped in Little Shearwater complex. Near Threatened; feeds on small fish and squid.

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