Snow Petrel vs Atlantic Petrel

Pagodroma nivea 비교 대상 Pterodroma incerta

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Snow Petrel Atlantic Petrel
학명 Pagodroma nivea Pterodroma incerta
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Endangered
체장
날개 폭 49.5 cm (19.5 in) 63.6 cm (25.0 in)
체중 386.0 g (13.62 oz) 515.0 g (18.17 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Snow Petrel only

없음

Atlantic Petrel only

보전 상태

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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