Magellanic Diving-petrel vs Atlantic Petrel

Pelecanoides magellani से तुलना Pterodroma incerta

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Magellanic Diving-petrel Atlantic Petrel
वैज्ञानिक नाम Pelecanoides magellani Pterodroma incerta
गण Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
कुल Procellariidae Procellariidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Endangered
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 25.1 cm (9.9 in) 63.6 cm (25.0 in)
वजन 149.25 g (5.26 oz) 515.0 g (18.17 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Magellanic Diving-petrel only

कोई नहीं

Atlantic Petrel only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Magellanic Diving-petrel

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

About These Birds

Magellanic Diving-petrel

20–24 cm. Dark above, white below; narrow white tips to secondary feathers. Breeds southern Chile and Argentina (Strait of Magellan and Falklands). Year-round resident in coastal cold waters. Feeds on fish and crustaceans by pursuit-diving; nests in burrows on coastal islands.

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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