Broad-billed Prion vs Atlantic Petrel

Pachyptila vittata в сравнении с Pterodroma incerta

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Broad-billed Prion Atlantic Petrel
Научное название Pachyptila vittata Pterodroma incerta
Отряд Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Семейство Procellariidae Procellariidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 39,0 cm (15.4 in) 63,6 cm (25.0 in)
Масса 187,0 g (6.60 oz) 515,0 g (18.17 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Broad-billed Prion only

Нет

Atlantic Petrel only

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Broad-billed Prion

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

About These Birds

Broad-billed Prion

25–30 cm, wingspan 57–66 cm. Largest prion; pale blue-grey above, white below with dark M-mark across wings. Bill broad, blue with lamellae for filter-feeding on copepods. Breeds Tristan da Cunha and New Zealand subantarctic. Feeds by hydroplaning with bill submerged.

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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