Atlantic Petrel vs Rapa Shearwater

Pterodroma incerta comparado con Puffinus myrtae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Atlantic Petrel Rapa Shearwater
Nombre científico Pterodroma incerta Puffinus myrtae
Orden Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familia Procellariidae Procellariidae
Estado de conservación Endangered Critically Endangered
Longitud
Envergadura 63,6 cm (25.0 in) 48,2 cm (19.0 in)
Peso 515,0 g (18.17 oz) 237,5 g (8.38 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Atlantic Petrel only

Rapa Shearwater only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

Critically Endangered

Rapa 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.

Rapa Shearwater

30–33 cm. Dark above; white below. Breeds Rapa Island (French Polynesia). Critically Endangered with a very small population on a single island. Poorly known; threatened by introduced predators. Ranges in central south Pacific; one of the rarest shearwaters.

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