Peruvian Diving-petrel vs Atlantic Petrel

Pelecanoides garnotii से तुलना Pterodroma incerta

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Peruvian Diving-petrel Atlantic Petrel
वैज्ञानिक नाम Pelecanoides garnotii Pterodroma incerta
गण Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
कुल Procellariidae Procellariidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Near Threatened Endangered
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 26.8 cm (10.6 in) 63.6 cm (25.0 in)
वजन 193.0 g (6.81 oz) 515.0 g (18.17 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Peruvian Diving-petrel only

कोई नहीं

Atlantic Petrel only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Near Threatened

Peruvian Diving-petrel

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

About These Birds

Peruvian Diving-petrel

22–24 cm. Small, stocky diving seabird; dark above, white below. Breeds coastal Peru and Chile; non-migratory. Uses wings to 'fly' underwater like alcids; feeds on anchovy and krill in the Humboldt Current. Endangered; highly vulnerable to El Niño events and guano harvesting disturbance.

Atlantic Petrel

43 cm, wingspan 104 cm. Large; dark brown above with pale belly and dusky breast-band creating hooded appearance. Breeds Tristan da Cunha and Gough Island; ranges into south Atlantic and Indian Ocean. Endangered; threatened by introduced predators and longline fisheries.

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