Least Auklet vs Thick-billed Murre

Aethia pusilla مقارنةً بـ Uria lomvia

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Least Auklet Thick-billed Murre
الاسم العلمي Aethia pusilla Uria lomvia
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Alcidae Alcidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 18,9 cm (7.4 in) 41,4 cm (16.3 in)
الوزن 84,33333333333333 g (2.97 oz) 945,75 g (33.36 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Least Auklet only

بلا

Thick-billed Murre only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Least Auklet

Least Concern

Thick-billed Murre

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.

Thick-billed Murre

Thick-billed Murre (Brünnich's Guillemot), 39–43 cm, breeds in enormous cliff colonies across the Arctic from Newfoundland to Siberia. Thicker, shorter bill with white gape line. Dives to 200+ m — deepest diver among alcids. Piscivore; takes capelin, cod. Vulnerable to climate change in the High Arctic.

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