Crested Auklet vs Spectacled Guillemot

Aethia cristatella مقارنةً بـ Cepphus carbo

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Crested Auklet Spectacled Guillemot
الاسم العلمي Aethia cristatella Cepphus carbo
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Alcidae Alcidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 27,9 cm (11.0 in) 38,4 cm (15.1 in)
الوزن 260,0 g (9.17 oz) 480,0 g (16.93 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Crested Auklet only

Spectacled Guillemot only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Crested Auklet

Least Concern

Spectacled Guillemot

About These Birds

Crested Auklet

Crested Auklet, 23–26 cm, breeds in huge colonies on Aleutian and Bering Sea islands, forming spectacular wheeling flocks. Elaborate forward-curving crest, small orange bill. Males emit a citrus-tangerine scent from nape used in courtship. Planktivore; dives for euphausiids and copepods in icy waters.

Spectacled Guillemot

Spectacled Guillemot, 36–38 cm, breeds on rocky coasts and sea cliffs of the western North Pacific from Kamchatka to Japan. Sooty black with white spectacle patches around the eye; red feet. Coastal diver; feeds on fish and crustaceans near rocky reefs. Sedentary; stays close to breeding coast year-round.

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