Broad-billed Prion vs Atlantic Petrel

Pachyptila vittata comparé à Pterodroma incerta

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Broad-billed Prion Atlantic Petrel
Nom scientifique Pachyptila vittata Pterodroma incerta
Ordre Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Famille Procellariidae Procellariidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Endangered
Longueur
Envergure 39,0 cm (15.4 in) 63,6 cm (25.0 in)
Poids 187,0 g (6.60 oz) 515,0 g (18.17 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Broad-billed Prion only

Aucun(e)

Atlantic Petrel only

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Broad-billed Prion

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

About These Birds

Broad-billed Prion

25–30 cm, wingspan 57–66 cm. Largest prion; pale blue-grey above, white below with dark M-mark across wings. Bill broad, blue with lamellae for filter-feeding on copepods. Breeds Tristan da Cunha and New Zealand subantarctic. Feeds by hydroplaning with bill submerged.

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.

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