Least Storm-petrel vs Wedge-rumped Storm-petrel

Hydrobates microsoma से तुलना Hydrobates tethys

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Least Storm-petrel Wedge-rumped Storm-petrel
वैज्ञानिक नाम Hydrobates microsoma Hydrobates tethys
गण Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
कुल Hydrobatidae Hydrobatidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 23.8 cm (9.4 in) 26.0 cm (10.2 in)
वजन 18.0 g (0.63 oz) 27.0 g (0.95 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1 1
Population Trend

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Least Storm-petrel

Least Concern

Wedge-rumped 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.

Wedge-rumped Storm-petrel

Wedge-rumped Storm-petrel, 19–21 cm, breeds in enormous colonies in the Galápagos and on islands off Peru. The largest white rump patch of any storm-petrel — nearly triangular, extending to the uppertail coverts. Unlike most storm-petrels, daytime activity at colonies. Planktivore in eastern Pacific upwelling.

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