Least Auklet vs Spectacled Guillemot

Aethia pusilla مقارنةً بـ Cepphus carbo

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Least Auklet Spectacled Guillemot
الاسم العلمي Aethia pusilla Cepphus carbo
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Alcidae Alcidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 18,9 cm (7.4 in) 38,4 cm (15.1 in)
الوزن 84,33333333333333 g (2.97 oz) 480,0 g (16.93 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Least Auklet only

بلا

Spectacled Guillemot only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Least Auklet

Least Concern

Spectacled Guillemot

About These Birds

Least Auklet

Least Auklet, 15–16 cm, is the smallest auk, breeding in immense colonies (millions) on rocky Aleutian and Bering Sea islands. Dark above, streaked white below; a tiny white plume above the eye. Planktivore; sieves copepods and euphausiids at sea. Makes loud buzzing display choruses at colony.

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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