Atlantic Petrel vs Subantarctic Shearwater

Pterodroma incerta в сравнении с Puffinus elegans

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Atlantic Petrel Subantarctic Shearwater
Научное название Pterodroma incerta Puffinus elegans
Отряд Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Семейство Procellariidae Procellariidae
Охранный статус Endangered Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 63,6 cm (25.0 in) 36,8 cm (14.5 in)
Масса 515,0 g (18.17 oz) 222,5 g (7.85 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Atlantic Petrel only

Subantarctic Shearwater only

Охранный статус

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

Least Concern

Subantarctic 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.

Subantarctic Shearwater

27–30 cm. Dark above; white below with clean sharp borders; slightly larger than related small shearwaters. Breeds subantarctic islands (Tristan da Cunha, Gough, St. Paul). Ranges in subantarctic Southern Ocean. Separated from Little Shearwater by range and subtle differences.

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