Wedge-tailed Shearwater vs Atlantic Petrel

Ardenna pacifica से तुलना Pterodroma incerta

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Wedge-tailed Shearwater Atlantic Petrel
वैज्ञानिक नाम Ardenna pacifica Pterodroma incerta
गण Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
कुल Procellariidae Procellariidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Endangered
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 59.4 cm (23.4 in) 63.6 cm (25.0 in)
वजन 435.0 g (15.34 oz) 515.0 g (18.17 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Wedge-tailed Shearwater only

Atlantic Petrel only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Wedge-tailed Shearwater

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

About These Birds

Wedge-tailed Shearwater

38–46 cm, wingspan 97–105 cm. Long wedge-shaped tail diagnostic; dark brown above; polymorphic below (dark or white-breasted). Breeds tropical Pacific and Indian Ocean islands. Ranges widely at sea. Feeds on fish and squid; often associates with tuna. Common and widespread.

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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