Snow Petrel vs Atlantic Petrel

Pagodroma nivea 比較対象 Pterodroma incerta

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Snow Petrel Atlantic Petrel
学名 Pagodroma nivea Pterodroma incerta
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
保全状況 Least Concern Endangered
体長
翼開長 49.5 cm (19.5 in) 63.6 cm (25.0 in)
体重 386.0 g (13.62 oz) 515.0 g (18.17 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Snow Petrel only

None

Atlantic Petrel only

保全状況

Least Concern

Snow Petrel

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

About These Birds

Snow Petrel

30–35 cm, wingspan 75–95 cm. Entirely snow-white plumage; black bill, eyes, and feet. Nests in rock crevices deep in Antarctica, among the southernmost breeding birds on Earth. Feeds on krill and fish under pack ice. Highly territorial at nest; secretes stomach oil as defence.

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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