Atlantic Petrel vs White-headed Petrel

Pterodroma incerta 对比 Pterodroma lessonii

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Atlantic Petrel White-headed Petrel
学名 Pterodroma incerta Pterodroma lessonii
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
保护状况 Endangered Least Concern
体长
翼展 63.6 cm (25.0 in) 60.7 cm (23.9 in)
体重 515.0 g (18.17 oz) 695.0 g (24.52 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Atlantic Petrel only

White-headed Petrel only

保护状况

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

Least Concern

White-headed Petrel

About These Birds

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.

White-headed Petrel

43 cm, wingspan 109 cm. Large petrel with white head, grey back, and white underparts; dark upperwing. Breeds Kerguelen, Macquarie, Auckland, and Antipodes islands. Ranges in subantarctic to temperate Southern Ocean. Feeds on squid and fish; nocturnal at colonies.

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