Little Auk vs Ancient Murrelet

Alle alle مقارنةً بـ Synthliboramphus antiquus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Little Auk Ancient Murrelet
الاسم العلمي Alle alle Synthliboramphus antiquus
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Alcidae Alcidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 23,2 cm (9.1 in) 27,1 cm (10.7 in)
الوزن 170,0 g (6.00 oz) 208,16666666666666 g (7.34 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Little Auk only

بلا

Ancient Murrelet only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Little Auk

Least Concern

Ancient Murrelet

About These Birds

Little Auk

Little Auk (Dovekie), 17–19 cm, is abundant in the High Arctic, with hundreds of millions breeding in Greenland and Svalbard — one of the world's most numerous seabirds. Tiny, black and white, stubby-billed. Planktivore; dives for copepods. Winters at sea in the North Atlantic, often far offshore.

Ancient Murrelet

Ancient Murrelet, 24–27 cm, breeds in burrows on North Pacific islands from British Columbia to Japan. Black hood, grey back, white underparts with yellow bill. Nocturnal at colonies to avoid predators. Chicks lead-march to sea within days of hatching — abandoning the nest very early. Planktivore and piscivore.

More Birds to Explore

Explore the Nature FYI Family