Short-tailed Shearwater vs Atlantic Petrel

Ardenna tenuirostris so với Pterodroma incerta

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Short-tailed Shearwater Atlantic Petrel
Tên Khoa Học Ardenna tenuirostris Pterodroma incerta
Bộ Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Họ Procellariidae Procellariidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Endangered
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 52,4 cm (20.6 in) 63,6 cm (25.0 in)
Khối Lượng 695,0 g (24.52 oz) 515,0 g (18.17 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Short-tailed Shearwater only

Không

Atlantic Petrel only

Không

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

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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