Magellanic Diving-petrel vs Atlantic Petrel

Pelecanoides magellani в сравнении с Pterodroma incerta

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Magellanic Diving-petrel Atlantic Petrel
Научное название Pelecanoides magellani Pterodroma incerta
Отряд Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Семейство Procellariidae Procellariidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 25,1 cm (9.9 in) 63,6 cm (25.0 in)
Масса 149,25 g (5.26 oz) 515,0 g (18.17 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Magellanic Diving-petrel only

Нет

Atlantic Petrel only

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Magellanic Diving-petrel

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

About These Birds

Magellanic Diving-petrel

20–24 cm. Dark above, white below; narrow white tips to secondary feathers. Breeds southern Chile and Argentina (Strait of Magellan and Falklands). Year-round resident in coastal cold waters. Feeds on fish and crustaceans by pursuit-diving; nests in burrows on coastal islands.

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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