Petrels and Shearwaters (Procellariidae)
Short-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus tenuirostris) - HBW 1, p. 254
French: Puffin à bec grêle
German: Kurzschwanz Sturmtaucher
Spanish: Pardela de Tasmania
Other common names: Slender billed Shearwater/Petrel, Tasmanian Muttonbird
Taxonomy: Procellaria tenuirostris Temminck, 1835, seas north of Japan and shores of Korea.
Monotypic.
Distribution: Tasmania and S Australia (bulk of population in SE).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird landing on the sea and looking for food into the water. Locality Ulladulla, New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 18 October 2009 1 year ago 31 sec 3.7 -
A group of birds flying close to the sea surface Locality Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
Rigdon Currie 30 September 2002 3 years ago 7 sec 3.4 -
A bird on the water attracted to chum with Cape Petrel and Northern Giant Petrel Locality Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Brooke Clibbon 16 November 2005 5 years ago 21 sec 3.2 -
Several birds flying over the sea. Locality Ulladulla, New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 18 October 2009 1 year ago 37 sec 3.2 -
A bird looking for food into the water while swimming. Locality Ulladulla, New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 18 October 2009 1 year ago 23 sec 3.2 -
An individual flying over the sea, looking for food. Locality Ulladulla, New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 18 October 2009 1 year ago 21 sec 3.1
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Flying over water
Locality Point Lonsdale, Victoria, Australia
Lindsay Hansch 17 January 2009 39 weeks ago 3.7 -
Close-up of a bird on the water.
Locality Sandspit, North Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Ken Havard 6 November 2008 46 weeks ago 3.5 -
Bird on the ground, returning to the colony at night
Locality Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia
ben lascelles 25 October 2007 2 years ago 3 -
resting on water after fishing
Locality Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Arnie Hollyman 30 October 2011 13 weeks ago 2.9
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