Atlantic Petrel vs Subantarctic Shearwater

Pterodroma incerta comparado con Puffinus elegans

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Atlantic Petrel Subantarctic Shearwater
Nombre científico Pterodroma incerta Puffinus elegans
Orden Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familia Procellariidae Procellariidae
Estado de conservación Endangered Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 63,6 cm (25.0 in) 36,8 cm (14.5 in)
Peso 515,0 g (18.17 oz) 222,5 g (7.85 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Atlantic Petrel only

Subantarctic Shearwater only

Estado de conservación

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

Least Concern

Subantarctic 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.

Subantarctic Shearwater

27–30 cm. Dark above; white below with clean sharp borders; slightly larger than related small shearwaters. Breeds subantarctic islands (Tristan da Cunha, Gough, St. Paul). Ranges in subantarctic Southern Ocean. Separated from Little Shearwater by range and subtle differences.

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