South Georgia Diving-petrel vs Atlantic Petrel

Pelecanoides georgicus से तुलना Pterodroma incerta

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता South Georgia Diving-petrel Atlantic Petrel
वैज्ञानिक नाम Pelecanoides georgicus Pterodroma incerta
गण Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
कुल Procellariidae Procellariidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Endangered
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 22.6 cm (8.9 in) 63.6 cm (25.0 in)
वजन 129.0 g (4.55 oz) 515.0 g (18.17 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

South Georgia Diving-petrel only

कोई नहीं

Atlantic Petrel only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

South Georgia Diving-petrel

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

About These Birds

South Georgia Diving-petrel

20 cm. Tiny; dark above, white below; paler scapular edges. Breeds South Georgia, Kerguelen, and Heard Island. Extremely abundant; possibly billions of individuals in Southern Ocean. Feeds on euphausiids by diving; sympatric with Common Diving-petrel but smaller with narrower bill.

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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