WORLD BIRDS / IOC 15.2

Short-tailed Shearwater

Ardenna tenuirostris

Short-tailed Shearwater belongs to Procellariidae, within the order Procellariiformes. Explore the recorded facts below, then discover other birds in the same family.

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Short-tailed Shearwater · Ardenna tenuirostris — Illustration, not a field photograph.

Taxonomy & recorded facts

Scientific name: Ardenna tenuirostris
Order: Procellariiformes
Family: Procellariidae
Conservation record: LC · Least Concern
Habitat in source: Marine
Reported mass: 559 g
Reported wingspan: 96 cm

Conservation categories reflect the source dataset, not a live IUCN assessment. Missing measurements are omitted. Game combat values are not biological measurements.