Least Storm-petrel vs Wedge-rumped Storm-petrel

Hydrobates microsoma comparé à Hydrobates tethys

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Attribut Least Storm-petrel Wedge-rumped Storm-petrel
Nom scientifique Hydrobates microsoma Hydrobates tethys
Ordre Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Famille Hydrobatidae Hydrobatidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 23,8 cm (9.4 in) 26,0 cm (10.2 in)
Poids 18,0 g (0.63 oz) 27,0 g (0.95 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 1 1
Population Trend

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Least Storm-petrel

Least Concern

Wedge-rumped Storm-petrel

About These Birds

Least Storm-petrel

World's smallest seabird at 13–15 cm. Sooty-black with white rump; short rounded wings. Breeds Baja California islands; ranges offshore in eastern Pacific to Ecuador. Feeds on zooplankton and small fish by pattering on the surface. Nocturnal at breeding colonies; Near Threatened.

Wedge-rumped Storm-petrel

Wedge-rumped Storm-petrel, 19–21 cm, breeds in enormous colonies in the Galápagos and on islands off Peru. The largest white rump patch of any storm-petrel — nearly triangular, extending to the uppertail coverts. Unlike most storm-petrels, daytime activity at colonies. Planktivore in eastern Pacific upwelling.

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