Townsend's Shearwater vs Antarctic Petrel

Puffinus auricularis comparé à Thalassoica antarctica

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Attribut Townsend's Shearwater Antarctic Petrel
Nom scientifique Puffinus auricularis Thalassoica antarctica
Ordre Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Famille Procellariidae Procellariidae
Statut de conservation Critically Endangered Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 44,0 cm (17.3 in) 59,2 cm (23.3 in)
Poids 324,0 g (11.43 oz) 658,3333333333334 g (23.22 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 1 1
Population Trend

Statut de conservation

Critically Endangered

Townsend's Shearwater

Least Concern

Antarctic Petrel

About These Birds

Townsend's Shearwater

33–35 cm. Dark above; white below with dark vent and undertail. Breeds Revillagigedo Islands (Mexico); Critically Endangered with fewer than 1,000 pairs. Threatened by introduced cats and rats; strictly nocturnal at colonies. Ranges in eastern Pacific.

Antarctic Petrel

40–46 cm, wingspan 100–110 cm. Striking chocolate-brown and white pattern; only member of its genus. Breeds solely in Antarctica on cliff ledges; among the most southerly-nesting birds. Feeds on fish and krill beneath pack ice. Returns to colonies in October; one of the most abundant Antarctic seabirds.

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