Parakeet Auklet vs Spectacled Guillemot

Aethia psittacula مقارنةً بـ Cepphus carbo

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Parakeet Auklet Spectacled Guillemot
الاسم العلمي Aethia psittacula Cepphus carbo
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Alcidae Alcidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 29,2 cm (11.5 in) 38,4 cm (15.1 in)
الوزن 271,0 g (9.56 oz) 480,0 g (16.93 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Parakeet Auklet only

بلا

Spectacled Guillemot only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Parakeet Auklet

Least Concern

Spectacled Guillemot

About These Birds

Parakeet Auklet

Parakeet Auklet, 23–25 cm, breeds on rocky islands and cliffs of the Bering Sea and North Pacific. Upturned bright orange-red bill, white facial plume. Unlike most auklets, feeds on jellyfish, medusae, and crustaceans rather than euphausiids. Winters far offshore in the North Pacific.

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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