Least Storm-petrel vs Swinhoe's Storm-petrel

Hydrobates microsoma से तुलना Hydrobates monorhis

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Least Storm-petrel Swinhoe's Storm-petrel
वैज्ञानिक नाम Hydrobates microsoma Hydrobates monorhis
गण Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
कुल Hydrobatidae Hydrobatidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Near Threatened
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 23.8 cm (9.4 in) 30.5 cm (12.0 in)
वजन 18.0 g (0.63 oz) 39.55 g (1.40 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1 1
Population Trend

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Least Storm-petrel

Near Threatened

Swinhoe's Storm-petrel

About These Birds

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.

Swinhoe's Storm-petrel

Swinhoe's Storm-petrel, 19–20 cm, breeds on small islands off Korea and in the western North Pacific, wintering in the Indian Ocean. Entirely dark sooty brown with a forked tail and white rump largely hidden. Long-distance migrant crossing two oceans. Planktivore; poorly studied due to nocturnal, crevice-nesting habits.

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