Atlantic Petrel vs Townsend's Shearwater

Pterodroma incerta comparado com Puffinus auricularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Atlantic Petrel Townsend's Shearwater
Nome científico Pterodroma incerta Puffinus auricularis
Ordem Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Família Procellariidae Procellariidae
Estado de conservação Endangered Critically Endangered
Comprimento
Envergadura 63,6 cm (25.0 in) 44,0 cm (17.3 in)
Peso 515,0 g (18.17 oz) 324,0 g (11.43 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Atlantic Petrel only

Townsend's Shearwater only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

Critically Endangered

Townsend's 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.

Townsend's Shearwater

33–35 cm. Dark above; white below with dark vent and undertail. Breeds Revillagigedo Islands (Mexico); Critically Endangered with fewer than 1,000 pairs. Threatened by introduced cats and rats; strictly nocturnal at colonies. Ranges in eastern Pacific.

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