Small Saint Helena Petrel vs Atlantic Petrel

Bulweria bifax 对比 Pterodroma incerta

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属性 Small Saint Helena Petrel Atlantic Petrel
学名 Bulweria bifax Pterodroma incerta
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
保护状况 Extinct Endangered
体长
翼展 63.6 cm (25.0 in)
体重 167.17 g (5.90 oz) 515.0 g (18.17 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Small Saint Helena Petrel only

Atlantic Petrel only

保护状况

Extinct

Small Saint Helena Petrel

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

About These Birds

Small Saint Helena Petrel

Extinct; known only from subfossil bones from St. Helena Island. Smaller than Bulwer's Petrel; went extinct shortly after human settlement of St. Helena, likely from introduced predators. Part of the endemic St. Helena seabird community that was largely extirpated by human arrival.

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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