Slender-billed Prion vs Atlantic Petrel

Pachyptila belcheri в сравнении с Pterodroma incerta

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Slender-billed Prion Atlantic Petrel
Научное название Pachyptila belcheri Pterodroma incerta
Отряд Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Семейство Procellariidae Procellariidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 35,2 cm (13.9 in) 63,6 cm (25.0 in)
Масса 152,0 g (5.36 oz) 515,0 g (18.17 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Slender-billed Prion only

Нет

Atlantic Petrel only

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Slender-billed Prion

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

About These Birds

Slender-billed Prion

25–26 cm. Slenderest-billed prion; pale blue-grey with faint M-mark and narrow dark breast-side patches. Breeds Falkland Islands, Kerguelen, Crozet. Feeds mainly on copepods by surface-seizing rather than filter-feeding. Slightly longer wings give more buoyant flight.

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.

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