Leach's Storm-petrel vs Least Storm-petrel

Hydrobates leucorhous से तुलना Hydrobates microsoma

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Leach's Storm-petrel Least Storm-petrel
वैज्ञानिक नाम Hydrobates leucorhous Hydrobates microsoma
गण Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
कुल Hydrobatidae Hydrobatidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Vulnerable Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 30.1 cm (11.9 in) 23.8 cm (9.4 in)
वजन 42.583333333333336 g (1.50 oz) 18.0 g (0.63 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1 1
Population Trend

संरक्षण स्थिति

Vulnerable

Leach's Storm-petrel

Least Concern

Least Storm-petrel

About These Birds

Leach's Storm-petrel

Leach's Storm-petrel, 19–22 cm, is one of the most numerous pelagic seabirds, with millions breeding in burrows in North Atlantic and North Pacific islands. Dark brown with white rump; erratic, butterfly-like flight unique among storm-petrels. Nocturnal at colonies; planktivore. Long-distance transequatorial migrant.

Least Storm-petrel

World's smallest seabird at 13–15 cm. Sooty-black with white rump; short rounded wings. Breeds Baja California islands; ranges offshore in eastern Pacific to Ecuador. Feeds on zooplankton and small fish by pattering on the surface. Nocturnal at breeding colonies; Near Threatened.

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