Whiskered Auklet vs Tufted Puffin

Aethia pygmaea مقارنةً بـ Fratercula cirrhata

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Whiskered Auklet Tufted Puffin
الاسم العلمي Aethia pygmaea Fratercula cirrhata
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Alcidae Alcidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 22,4 cm (8.8 in) 38,8 cm (15.3 in)
الوزن 119,83333333333333 g (4.23 oz) 767,3 g (27.07 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Whiskered Auklet only

بلا

Tufted Puffin only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Whiskered Auklet

Least Concern

Tufted Puffin

About These Birds

Whiskered Auklet

Whiskered Auklet, 18–22 cm, breeds on the Aleutian and Kuril Islands in colonies in crevices. Three white facial plumes give the 'whiskered' appearance; forward-curving black crest. Smallest crested auklet. Planktivore; forages in fast tidal currents feeding on euphausiids. Year-round resident near breeding islands.

Tufted Puffin

Tufted Puffin, 36–41 cm, is the largest North Pacific puffin, breeding on grassy slopes of islands from California to Kamchatka. Jet-black body, white face, massive orange-red bill, striking golden head tufts. Piscivore; carries multiple fish crosswise in bill. Pelagic in winter across North Pacific.

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