Atlantic Petrel vs Hutton's Shearwater

Pterodroma incerta comparé à Puffinus huttoni

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Attribut Atlantic Petrel Hutton's Shearwater
Nom scientifique Pterodroma incerta Puffinus huttoni
Ordre Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Famille Procellariidae Procellariidae
Statut de conservation Endangered Endangered
Longueur
Envergure 63,6 cm (25.0 in) 41,8 cm (16.5 in)
Poids 515,0 g (18.17 oz) 345,4166666666667 g (12.18 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Atlantic Petrel only

Hutton's Shearwater only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

Endangered

Hutton'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.

Hutton's Shearwater

38 cm. Dark above; white below; larger than Fluttering Shearwater. Breeds only in alpine zone of Kaikoura Ranges, South Island, New Zealand. Endangered; very restricted inland breeding range unique among shearwaters; feeds at sea in Tasman Sea and off south Australia.

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