Common Diving-petrel vs Atlantic Petrel

Pelecanoides urinatrix в сравнении с Pterodroma incerta

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Common Diving-petrel Atlantic Petrel
Научное название Pelecanoides urinatrix Pterodroma incerta
Отряд Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Семейство Procellariidae Procellariidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 24,3 cm (9.6 in) 63,6 cm (25.0 in)
Масса 135,5 g (4.78 oz) 515,0 g (18.17 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Common Diving-petrel only

Нет

Atlantic Petrel only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Common Diving-petrel

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

About These Birds

Common Diving-petrel

20–25 cm. Dark above; white below; broad wings used for underwater propulsion. Most widespread diving-petrel; breeds New Zealand, southern Australia, Falklands, and subantarctic islands. Feeds on small fish and crustaceans by diving. Highly vulnerable to introduced predators at nesting colonies.

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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