Atlantic Petrel vs Boyd's Shearwater

Pterodroma incerta comparado com Puffinus boydi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Atlantic Petrel Boyd's Shearwater
Nome científico Pterodroma incerta Puffinus boydi
Ordem Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Família Procellariidae Procellariidae
Estado de conservação Endangered Not Evaluated
Comprimento
Envergadura 63,6 cm (25.0 in)
Peso 515,0 g (18.17 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Atlantic Petrel only

Boyd's Shearwater only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

Not Evaluated

Boyd'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.

Boyd's Shearwater

27 cm. Dark brown above; white below; white face with dark eye-patch. Breeds Cape Verde Islands. Ranges in tropical east Atlantic. Closely related to Barolo Shearwater; both formerly grouped in Little Shearwater complex. Near Threatened; feeds on small fish and squid.

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