Short-tailed Shearwater vs Little Shearwater

The Short-tailed Shearwater and Little Shearwater can be distinguished primarily by their size and plumage. Short-tailed Shearwaters are larger and have uniformly dark plumage, while Little Shearwaters are smaller with contrasting dark upperparts and white underparts.

1. Size: Look for the larger size of the Short-tailed Shearwater. 2. Plumage: Note the uniformly dark plumage of the Short-tailed Shearwater compared to the contrasting dark and white plumage of the Little Shearwater.

Short-tailed Shearwaters are larger than Little Shearwaters.

Short-tailed Shearwaters have uniformly dark plumage, whereas Little Shearwaters have contrasting dark upperparts and white underparts.