Wedge-tailed Shearwater vs Atlantic Petrel

Ardenna pacifica 对比 Pterodroma incerta

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Wedge-tailed Shearwater Atlantic Petrel
学名 Ardenna pacifica Pterodroma incerta
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
保护状况 Least Concern Endangered
体长
翼展 59.4 cm (23.4 in) 63.6 cm (25.0 in)
体重 435.0 g (15.34 oz) 515.0 g (18.17 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Wedge-tailed Shearwater only

Atlantic Petrel only

保护状况

Least Concern

Wedge-tailed Shearwater

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

About These Birds

Wedge-tailed Shearwater

38–46 cm, wingspan 97–105 cm. Long wedge-shaped tail diagnostic; dark brown above; polymorphic below (dark or white-breasted). Breeds tropical Pacific and Indian Ocean islands. Ranges widely at sea. Feeds on fish and squid; often associates with tuna. Common and widespread.

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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