Short-tailed Shearwater vs Antarctic Petrel

Ardenna tenuirostris 对比 Thalassoica antarctica

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Short-tailed Shearwater Antarctic Petrel
学名 Ardenna tenuirostris Thalassoica antarctica
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 52.4 cm (20.6 in) 59.2 cm (23.3 in)
体重 695.0 g (24.52 oz) 658.3333333333334 g (23.22 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Short-tailed Shearwater only

Antarctic Petrel only

保护状况

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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