Atlantic Petrel vs Subantarctic Shearwater

Pterodroma incerta 比較対象 Puffinus elegans

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Atlantic Petrel Subantarctic Shearwater
学名 Pterodroma incerta Puffinus elegans
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
保全状況 Endangered Least Concern
体長
翼開長 63.6 cm (25.0 in) 36.8 cm (14.5 in)
体重 515.0 g (18.17 oz) 222.5 g (7.85 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Atlantic Petrel only

Subantarctic Shearwater only

保全状況

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

Least Concern

Subantarctic Shearwater

About These Birds

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.

Subantarctic Shearwater

27–30 cm. Dark above; white below with clean sharp borders; slightly larger than related small shearwaters. Breeds subantarctic islands (Tristan da Cunha, Gough, St. Paul). Ranges in subantarctic Southern Ocean. Separated from Little Shearwater by range and subtle differences.

More Birds to Explore

Explore the Nature FYI Family