Short-tailed Shearwater vs Antarctic Petrel

Ardenna tenuirostris مقارنةً بـ Thalassoica antarctica

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Short-tailed Shearwater Antarctic Petrel
الاسم العلمي Ardenna tenuirostris Thalassoica antarctica
الرتبة Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
الفصيلة Procellariidae Procellariidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 52,4 cm (20.6 in) 59,2 cm (23.3 in)
الوزن 695,0 g (24.52 oz) 658,3333333333334 g (23.22 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Short-tailed Shearwater only

Antarctic Petrel only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Short-tailed Shearwater

Least Concern

Antarctic 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.

Antarctic Petrel

40–46 cm, wingspan 100–110 cm. Striking chocolate-brown and white pattern; only member of its genus. Breeds solely in Antarctica on cliff ledges; among the most southerly-nesting birds. Feeds on fish and krill beneath pack ice. Returns to colonies in October; one of the most abundant Antarctic seabirds.

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