Common Diving-petrel vs Atlantic Petrel

Pelecanoides urinatrix से तुलना Pterodroma incerta

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Common Diving-petrel Atlantic Petrel
वैज्ञानिक नाम Pelecanoides urinatrix Pterodroma incerta
गण Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
कुल Procellariidae Procellariidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Endangered
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 24.3 cm (9.6 in) 63.6 cm (25.0 in)
वजन 135.5 g (4.78 oz) 515.0 g (18.17 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Common Diving-petrel only

कोई नहीं

Atlantic Petrel only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Common Diving-petrel

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

About These Birds

Common Diving-petrel

20–25 cm. Dark above; white below; broad wings used for underwater propulsion. Most widespread diving-petrel; breeds New Zealand, southern Australia, Falklands, and subantarctic islands. Feeds on small fish and crustaceans by diving. Highly vulnerable to introduced predators at nesting colonies.

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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