Least Storm-petrel vs Townsend's Storm-petrel

Hydrobates microsoma so với Hydrobates socorroensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Least Storm-petrel Townsend's Storm-petrel
Tên Khoa Học Hydrobates microsoma Hydrobates socorroensis
Bộ Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Họ Hydrobatidae Hydrobatidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Endangered
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 23,8 cm (9.4 in) 30,1 cm (11.9 in)
Khối Lượng 18,0 g (0.63 oz) 33,2 g (1.17 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 1 1
Population Trend

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Least Storm-petrel

Endangered

Townsend's Storm-petrel

About These Birds

Least Storm-petrel

World's smallest seabird at 13–15 cm. Sooty-black with white rump; short rounded wings. Breeds Baja California islands; ranges offshore in eastern Pacific to Ecuador. Feeds on zooplankton and small fish by pattering on the surface. Nocturnal at breeding colonies; Near Threatened.

Townsend's Storm-petrel

Townsend's Storm-petrel, 19–21 cm, breeds on Guadalupe and San Benedicto Islands off western Mexico. Recently split from Leach's Storm-petrel. Forked white rump, dark overall. Pelagic in eastern Pacific; planktivore. Conservation status uncertain; threatened by introduced predators at small nesting island colonies.

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