Atlantic Petrel vs Little Shearwater

Pterodroma incerta 对比 Puffinus assimilis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Atlantic Petrel Little Shearwater
学名 Pterodroma incerta Puffinus assimilis
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
保护状况 Endangered Least Concern
体长
翼展 63.6 cm (25.0 in) 36.0 cm (14.2 in)
体重 515.0 g (18.17 oz) 198.0 g (6.98 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Atlantic Petrel only

Little Shearwater only

保护状况

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

Least Concern

Little Shearwater

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.

Little Shearwater

25–30 cm. Small shearwater; dark above with white underparts and extensive white on face and sides of neck. Breeds Canary Islands, Madeira, and southern hemisphere islands; ranges in adjacent oceans. Feeds on small fish and squid; fast fluttering flight close to water.

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