Short-tailed Shearwater vs Antarctic Petrel

Ardenna tenuirostris в сравнении с Thalassoica antarctica

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Short-tailed Shearwater Antarctic Petrel
Научное название Ardenna tenuirostris Thalassoica antarctica
Отряд Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Семейство Procellariidae Procellariidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 52,4 cm (20.6 in) 59,2 cm (23.3 in)
Масса 695,0 g (24.52 oz) 658,3333333333334 g (23.22 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

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Short-tailed Shearwater only

Antarctic Petrel only

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Охранный статус

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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