Black Storm-petrel vs European Storm-petrel

Hydrobates melania से तुलना Hydrobates pelagicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Black Storm-petrel European Storm-petrel
वैज्ञानिक नाम Hydrobates melania Hydrobates pelagicus
गण Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
कुल Hydrobatidae Hydrobatidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 34.4 cm (13.5 in) 23.8 cm (9.4 in)
वजन 66.19999999999999 g (2.34 oz) 26.5 g (0.93 oz)
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Population Trend

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Black Storm-petrel

Least Concern

European Storm-petrel

About These Birds

Black Storm-petrel

Black Storm-petrel, 22–23 cm, is the largest entirely dark storm-petrel of the eastern Pacific, breeding on San Benito Islands and Coronado Islands off Baja California. Deeply forked tail; languid, loping flight distinctive among storm-petrels. Planktivore and piscivore. Near Threatened; small breeding population.

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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