Snow Petrel vs Atlantic Petrel

Pagodroma nivea ile kıyaslandığında Pterodroma incerta

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Snow Petrel Atlantic Petrel
Bilimsel Ad Pagodroma nivea Pterodroma incerta
Takım Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familya Procellariidae Procellariidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Endangered
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 49,5 cm (19.5 in) 63,6 cm (25.0 in)
Ağırlık 386,0 g (13.62 oz) 515,0 g (18.17 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Hiçbiri

Snow Petrel only

Hiçbiri

Atlantic Petrel only

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Snow Petrel

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

About These Birds

Snow Petrel

30–35 cm, wingspan 75–95 cm. Entirely snow-white plumage; black bill, eyes, and feet. Nests in rock crevices deep in Antarctica, among the southernmost breeding birds on Earth. Feeds on krill and fish under pack ice. Highly territorial at nest; secretes stomach oil as defence.

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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