Least Auklet vs Guadalupe Murrelet

Aethia pusilla مقارنةً بـ Synthliboramphus hypoleucus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Least Auklet Guadalupe Murrelet
الاسم العلمي Aethia pusilla Synthliboramphus hypoleucus
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Alcidae Alcidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 18,9 cm (7.4 in) 23,9 cm (9.4 in)
الوزن 84,33333333333333 g (2.97 oz) 160,5 g (5.66 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Least Auklet only

بلا

Guadalupe Murrelet only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Least Auklet

Endangered

Guadalupe Murrelet

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.

Guadalupe Murrelet

Guadalupe Murrelet, 22–24 cm, breeds only on Guadalupe Island off Baja California. Very similar to Scripps's Murrelet but with more extensive white on the face. Critically Endangered; fewer than 1,000 individuals; nesting habitat threatened by feral cats and goats (now being controlled). Piscivore.

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