Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo	Atlantic Petrel	Christmas Shearwater
Nome científico	Pterodroma incerta	Puffinus nativitatis
Ordem	Procellariiformes	Procellariiformes
Família	Procellariidae	Procellariidae
Estado de conservação	Endangered	Least Concern
Comprimento	—	—
Envergadura	63,6 cm (25.0 in)	47,1 cm (18.5 in)
Peso	515,0 g (18.17 oz)	357,5 g (12.61 oz)
Dieta	--	--
Tamanho da postura	1	1
Population Trend	—	—

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Atlantic Petrel only

🌾 Grassland 🏖️ Coastal

Christmas Shearwater only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

Least Concern

Christmas 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.

Christmas Shearwater

35 cm. All-dark sooty-brown shearwater; dark bill and feet. Breeds Christmas and Palmyra islands in central Pacific; ranges in tropical Pacific. Feeds on fish and squid. Distinguished from other dark shearwaters by small size and tropical Pacific range; Near Threatened.

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