Atlantic Petrel vs Subantarctic Shearwater

Pterodroma incerta 비교 대상 Puffinus elegans

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Atlantic Petrel Subantarctic Shearwater
학명 Pterodroma incerta Puffinus elegans
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
보전 상태 Endangered Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 63.6 cm (25.0 in) 36.8 cm (14.5 in)
체중 515.0 g (18.17 oz) 222.5 g (7.85 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Atlantic Petrel only

Subantarctic Shearwater only

보전 상태

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.

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