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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성	Short-tailed Albatross	Wandering Albatross
학명	Phoebastria albatrus	Diomedea exulans
목	Procellariiformes	Procellariiformes
과	Diomedeidae	Diomedeidae
보전 상태	Vulnerable	Vulnerable
체장	—	117.0 cm (46.1 in)
날개 폭	109.8 cm (43.2 in)	320.0 cm (126.0 in)
체중	5955.5 g (210.07 oz)	9000.0 g (317.47 oz)
식성	--	Squid, fish, and crustaceans caught from the ocean surface, often at night. Follows fishing vessels …
산란 수	1	1
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Short-tailed Albatross —

Wandering Albatross 117.0 cm

날개 폭

Short-tailed Albatross 109.8 cm

Wandering Albatross 320.0 cm

체중

Short-tailed Albatross 5955.5 g

Wandering Albatross 9000.0 g

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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

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

노래

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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보전 상태

Vulnerable

Short-tailed Albatross

Vulnerable

Wandering Albatross

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How to Tell Them Apart

Short-tailed Albatross

Wandering Albatross

깃털

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.

부리

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

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About These Birds

Short-tailed Albatross

짧은꼬리알바트로스는 깃털 사냥으로 거의 멸종 직전까지 몰렸다가 현재 회복 중인 알바트로스입니다. 지금은 약 5,000마리가 일본 도리시마 섬의 단일 집단에서 번식하며 흰 몸통에 황금색 머리, 분홍색 부리가 특징입니다.

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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