Townsend's Shearwater vs Antarctic Petrel

Puffinus auricularis ile kıyaslandığında Thalassoica antarctica

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Townsend's Shearwater Antarctic Petrel
Bilimsel Ad Puffinus auricularis Thalassoica antarctica
Takım Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Familya Procellariidae Procellariidae
Koruma Durumu Critically Endangered Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 44,0 cm (17.3 in) 59,2 cm (23.3 in)
Ağırlık 324,0 g (11.43 oz) 658,3333333333334 g (23.22 oz)
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Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 1 1
Population Trend

Koruma Durumu

Critically Endangered

Townsend's Shearwater

Least Concern

Antarctic Petrel

About These Birds

Townsend's Shearwater

33–35 cm. Dark above; white below with dark vent and undertail. Breeds Revillagigedo Islands (Mexico); Critically Endangered with fewer than 1,000 pairs. Threatened by introduced cats and rats; strictly nocturnal at colonies. Ranges in eastern Pacific.

Antarctic Petrel

40–46 cm, wingspan 100–110 cm. Striking chocolate-brown and white pattern; only member of its genus. Breeds solely in Antarctica on cliff ledges; among the most southerly-nesting birds. Feeds on fish and krill beneath pack ice. Returns to colonies in October; one of the most abundant Antarctic seabirds.

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