Leach's Storm-petrel vs European Storm-petrel

Hydrobates leucorhous से तुलना Hydrobates pelagicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Leach's Storm-petrel European Storm-petrel
वैज्ञानिक नाम Hydrobates leucorhous Hydrobates pelagicus
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) 26.5 g (0.93 oz)
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Population Trend

संरक्षण स्थिति

Vulnerable

Leach's Storm-petrel

Least Concern

European 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.

European Storm-petrel

European Storm-petrel, 14–18 cm, wingspan 36–39 cm, is the smallest seabird in European waters, breeding in burrows and rock crevices on Atlantic islands from Iceland to the Mediterranean. Entirely sooty black with white rump. Strictly nocturnal at colonies. Planktivore; patters over wave surface picking up oil and plankton.

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