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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Short-tailed Albatross	Wandering Albatross
学名	Phoebastria albatrus	Diomedea exulans
目	Procellariiformes	Procellariiformes
科	Diomedeidae	Diomedeidae
保全状況	Vulnerable	Vulnerable
体長	—	117.0 cm (46.1 in)
翼開長	109.8 cm (43.2 in)	320.0 cm (126.0 in)
体重	5955.5 g (210.07 oz)	9000.0 g (317.47 oz)
食性	--	Squid, fish, and crustaceans caught from the ocean surface, often at night. Follows fishing vessels …
一腹卵数	1	1
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Short-tailed Albatross —

Wandering Albatross 117.0 cm

翼開長

Short-tailed Albatross 109.8 cm

Wandering Albatross 320.0 cm

体重

Short-tailed Albatross 5955.5 g

Wandering Albatross 9000.0 g

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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Short-tailed Albatross only

🏖️ Coastal

Wandering Albatross only

🌾 Grassland

Wandering Albatross

Open ocean of the Southern Hemisphere. Breeds on remote sub-Antarctic islands. Spends years at sea between breeding attempts.

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Song & Call Comparison

Short-tailed Albatross

Wandering Albatross

さえずり

At nesting colonies emits a loud braying 'waaah' and guttural grunts. Silent at sea for most of the year. Courtship involves ritualized mutual bill-clapping and moaning calls.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Short-tailed Albatross

Wandering Albatross

Southern Ocean circumpolar, breeding on South Georgia, Crozet, Kerguelen, and other sub-Antarctic islands.

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保全状況

Vulnerable

Short-tailed Albatross

Vulnerable

Wandering Albatross

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How to Tell Them Apart

Short-tailed Albatross

Wandering Albatross

羽毛

Adults are mostly white with black trailing edges to the wings. Juveniles are chocolate brown, whitening progressively over 5-10 years. Pink bill and pale feet.

くちばし

Very large pink bill with a hooked tip and visible tubular nostrils

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About These Birds

Short-tailed Albatross

太平洋に生息するアホウドリで、20世紀初頭に羽毛採取のための乱獲で絶滅寸前まで追い込まれた。現在は伊豆諸島の鳥島などで繁殖し、保護活動により個体数が回復している。

Wandering Albatross

The wandering albatross has the largest wingspan of any living bird, reaching up to 3.5 meters. These oceanic nomads can circumnavigate the globe, covering over 120,000 km per year using dynamic soaring with minimal wing flapping. Pairs mate for life and may live over 60 years.

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