About the Short-tailed Shearwater
The short-tailed shearwater or slender-billed shearwater, also called yolla or moonbird, and commonly known as the muttonbird both in early Australia and in New Zealand, is the most abundant seabird species in Australian waters, and is one of the few Australian native birds in which the chicks are commercially harvested. It is a migratory species that breeds mainly on small islands in Bass Strait and Tasmania and migrates to the Northern Hemisphere for the boreal summer.
Source: Wikipedia
Taxonomy & Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Procellariiformes |
| Family | Shearwaters and Petrels (Procellariidae) |
| Species | Ardenna tenuirostris |
| Species Codes | shtshe, STTS, STSH |
Frequently Asked Questions
What family does the Short-tailed Shearwater belong to?
The Short-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna tenuirostris) belongs to the Shearwaters and Petrels family (Procellariidae), in the order Procellariiformes.
How can I identify the Short-tailed Shearwater?
The short-tailed shearwater or slender-billed shearwater, also called yolla or moonbird, and commonly known as the muttonbird both in early Australia and in New Zealand, is the most abundant seabird species in Australian waters, and is one of the few Australian native birds in which the chicks are c...
Where can I report a Short-tailed Shearwater sighting?
You can log sightings of Short-tailed Shearwater on eBird (ebird.org) using species code shtshe, or on iNaturalist.
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