Atlantic Petrel vs Heinroth's Shearwater

Pterodroma incerta comparé à Puffinus heinrothi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Atlantic Petrel Heinroth's Shearwater
Nom scientifique Pterodroma incerta Puffinus heinrothi
Ordre Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Famille Procellariidae Procellariidae
Statut de conservation Endangered Vulnerable
Longueur
Envergure 63,6 cm (25.0 in) 35,7 cm (14.1 in)
Poids 515,0 g (18.17 oz) 82,0 g (2.89 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Aucun(e)

Atlantic Petrel only

Heinroth's Shearwater only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

Vulnerable

Heinroth'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.

Heinroth's Shearwater

27 cm. Small dark shearwater; all sooty-brown with pale bill. Breeds Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea. Critically Endangered; extremely poorly known with only a handful of records. Breeding biology almost completely unknown; one of the rarest and least-studied seabirds.

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