Atlantic Petrel vs Christmas Shearwater

Pterodroma incerta comparé à Puffinus nativitatis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Atlantic Petrel Christmas Shearwater
Nom scientifique Pterodroma incerta Puffinus nativitatis
Ordre Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Famille Procellariidae Procellariidae
Statut de conservation Endangered Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 63,6 cm (25.0 in) 47,1 cm (18.5 in)
Poids 515,0 g (18.17 oz) 357,5 g (12.61 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Aucun(e)

Atlantic Petrel only

Christmas Shearwater only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

Least Concern

Christmas 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.

Christmas Shearwater

35 cm. All-dark sooty-brown shearwater; dark bill and feet. Breeds Christmas and Palmyra islands in central Pacific; ranges in tropical Pacific. Feeds on fish and squid. Distinguished from other dark shearwaters by small size and tropical Pacific range; Near Threatened.

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