Atlantic Petrel vs Subantarctic Shearwater

Pterodroma incerta 对比 Puffinus elegans

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Atlantic Petrel Subantarctic Shearwater
学名 Pterodroma incerta Puffinus elegans
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
保护状况 Endangered Least Concern
体长
翼展 63.6 cm (25.0 in) 36.8 cm (14.5 in)
体重 515.0 g (18.17 oz) 222.5 g (7.85 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Atlantic Petrel only

Subantarctic Shearwater only

保护状况

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

Least Concern

Subantarctic 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.

Subantarctic Shearwater

27–30 cm. Dark above; white below with clean sharp borders; slightly larger than related small shearwaters. Breeds subantarctic islands (Tristan da Cunha, Gough, St. Paul). Ranges in subantarctic Southern Ocean. Separated from Little Shearwater by range and subtle differences.

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