Short-tailed Shearwater vs Atlantic Petrel

Ardenna tenuirostris 对比 Pterodroma incerta

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Short-tailed Shearwater Atlantic Petrel
学名 Ardenna tenuirostris Pterodroma incerta
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
保护状况 Least Concern Endangered
体长
翼展 52.4 cm (20.6 in) 63.6 cm (25.0 in)
体重 695.0 g (24.52 oz) 515.0 g (18.17 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Short-tailed Shearwater only

Atlantic Petrel only

保护状况

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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