Short-tailed Shearwater vs Atlantic Petrel

Ardenna tenuirostris مقارنةً بـ Pterodroma incerta

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Short-tailed Shearwater Atlantic Petrel
الاسم العلمي Ardenna tenuirostris Pterodroma incerta
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Procellariidae Procellariidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 52,4 cm (20.6 in) 63,6 cm (25.0 in)
الوزن 695,0 g (24.52 oz) 515,0 g (18.17 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Short-tailed Shearwater only

بلا

Atlantic Petrel only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Short-tailed Shearwater

Endangered

Atlantic Petrel

About These Birds

Short-tailed Shearwater

41–43 cm, wingspan 95–100 cm. Sooty-brown; silvery underwing flash. Breeds Bass Strait islands (Australia) in enormous numbers; one of the world's most abundant seabirds. Migrates to North Pacific in vast flocks. Feeds on krill and fish. Harvested sustainably as 'muttonbirds' in Tasmania.

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.

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