MacGillivray's Prion vs Antarctic Petrel

Pachyptila macgillivrayi 对比 Thalassoica antarctica

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属性 MacGillivray's Prion Antarctic Petrel
学名 Pachyptila macgillivrayi Thalassoica antarctica
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
保护状况 Critically Endangered Least Concern
体长
翼展 38.6 cm (15.2 in) 59.2 cm (23.3 in)
体重 162.5 g (5.73 oz) 658.3333333333334 g (23.22 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 -- 1
Population Trend

保护状况

Critically Endangered

MacGillivray's Prion

Least Concern

Antarctic Petrel

About These Birds

MacGillivray's Prion

25–27 cm. Medium-billed prion intermediate between Broad-billed and Fairy prions; pale blue-grey with dark M-mark. Breeds St. Paul and Amsterdam islands in southern Indian Ocean. Very restricted range; feeds on zooplankton and small crustaceans at sea surface.

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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