Atlantic Petrel vs Large Saint Helena Petrel

Pterodroma incerta 비교 대상 Pterodroma rupinarum

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Atlantic Petrel Large Saint Helena Petrel
학명 Pterodroma incerta Pterodroma rupinarum
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
보전 상태 Endangered Extinct
체장
날개 폭 63.6 cm (25.0 in)
체중 515.0 g (18.17 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Atlantic Petrel only

Large Saint Helena Petrel only

없음

보전 상태

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

Extinct

Large Saint Helena Petrel

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.

Large Saint Helena Petrel

Extinct; known only from subfossil bones found on St. Helena. Medium-large petrel that went extinct within the last few centuries, likely due to human settlement, habitat destruction, and introduced predators. Related to living Pterodroma species; part of the endemic St. Helena avifauna.

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