Short-tailed Shearwater vs Atlantic Petrel

Ardenna tenuirostris в сравнении с Pterodroma incerta

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Характеристика Short-tailed Shearwater Atlantic Petrel
Научное название Ardenna tenuirostris Pterodroma incerta
Отряд Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Семейство Procellariidae Procellariidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 52,4 cm (20.6 in) 63,6 cm (25.0 in)
Масса 695,0 g (24.52 oz) 515,0 g (18.17 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Short-tailed Shearwater only

Нет

Atlantic Petrel only

Нет

Охранный статус

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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