Atlantic Petrel vs Tropical Shearwater

Pterodroma incerta 对比 Puffinus bailloni

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Atlantic Petrel Tropical Shearwater
学名 Pterodroma incerta Puffinus bailloni
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
保护状况 Endangered Least Concern
体长
翼展 63.6 cm (25.0 in) 37.0 cm (14.6 in)
体重 515.0 g (18.17 oz) 212.0 g (7.48 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Atlantic Petrel only

Tropical Shearwater only

保护状况

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

Least Concern

Tropical 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.

Tropical Shearwater

27–31 cm. Small; dark brown above; white below. Breeds islands of Indian Ocean and west Pacific. Several subspecies sometimes treated as separate species. Feeds on fish and squid; nocturnal at breeding colonies. Part of the Audubon's Shearwater species complex.

More Birds to Explore

Explore the Nature FYI Family