American Robin vs Atlantic Puffin

Turdus migratorius مقارنةً بـ Fratercula arctica

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة American Robin Atlantic Puffin
الاسم العلمي Turdus migratorius Fratercula arctica
الرتبة Passeriformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Turdidae Alcidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Vulnerable
الطول 25,0 cm (9.8 in) 30,0 cm (11.8 in)
طول الجناح 36,0 cm (14.2 in) 56,0 cm (22.0 in)
الوزن 77,0 g (2.72 oz) 380,0 g (13.40 oz)
النظام الغذائي Earthworms, insects, and fruit. Famously hunts earthworms on lawns by running, stopping, and tilting its … Small fish, especially sand eels, herring, and capelin. Dives underwater using wings for propulsion, catching …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
American Robin 25,0 cm
Atlantic Puffin 30,0 cm
طول الجناح
American Robin 36,0 cm
Atlantic Puffin 56,0 cm
الوزن
American Robin 77,0 g
Atlantic Puffin 380,0 g

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

American Robin only

Atlantic Puffin only

American Robin

Lawns, parks, gardens, farmland, and forest edges. One of the most familiar birds in suburban North America.

Atlantic Puffin

Breeds on grassy cliff tops and offshore islands. Spends winter entirely at sea in the North Atlantic.

Song & Call Comparison

American Robin

الغناء

A clear, caroling song of 2-3 note phrases: 'cheerily, cheer-up, cheerio'. Sings from dawn perches. Sharp 'tut-tut-tut' alarm call and thin 'seeee' flight note.

Atlantic Puffin

الغناء

At burrow gives a low, moaning 'arr-arr-arr' growl. Silent at sea. At breeding colonies produces a series of grunting croaks. Chicks give soft peeping calls.

Geographic Range & Migration

American Robin

North America from Alaska and Canada to Mexico. Northern populations migrate south in winter; southern populations are largely resident.

Atlantic Puffin

North Atlantic from eastern Canada and northeastern United States to Iceland, Norway, and northwest Russia.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

American Robin

Vulnerable

Atlantic Puffin

How to Tell Them Apart

American Robin

الريش

Dark grey-brown upperparts with a warm brick-red breast and belly. White eye-ring and streaked white throat. Female slightly paler.

المنقار

Bright yellow bill with a dark tip

Atlantic Puffin

الريش

Black upperparts and white underparts with a distinctive white face. In breeding season, the face brightens and colourful bill plates develop. Winter plumage is duller with a darker face.

المنقار

Large, laterally compressed, triangular bill — bright orange, blue, and yellow in breeding season

About These Birds

American Robin

The American robin is widely regarded as a harbinger of spring across North America. Despite its name, it is a true thrush unrelated to the European robin. American robins produce two to three broods per year and are among the earliest birds to sing in the morning chorus.

Atlantic Puffin

The Atlantic puffin, often called the clown of the sea, is a charismatic seabird that nests in burrows on northern sea cliffs. Puffins can carry up to a dozen fish crosswise in their beaks at once thanks to backward-facing spines on their palate. Climate change and overfishing are threatening their food supply, leading to population declines.

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