Spectacled Guillemot vs Black Guillemot

Cepphus carbo مقارنةً بـ Cepphus grylle

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Spectacled Guillemot Black Guillemot
الاسم العلمي Cepphus carbo Cepphus grylle
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Alcidae Alcidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 38,4 cm (15.1 in) 30,8 cm (12.1 in)
الوزن 480,0 g (16.93 oz) 421,8666666666666 g (14.88 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Spectacled Guillemot only

بلا

Black Guillemot only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Spectacled Guillemot

Least Concern

Black Guillemot

About These Birds

Spectacled Guillemot

Spectacled Guillemot, 36–38 cm, breeds on rocky coasts and sea cliffs of the western North Pacific from Kamchatka to Japan. Sooty black with white spectacle patches around the eye; red feet. Coastal diver; feeds on fish and crustaceans near rocky reefs. Sedentary; stays close to breeding coast year-round.

Black Guillemot

Black Guillemot, 30–32 cm, is a compact North Atlantic alcid, distinctive in summer: entirely black with bold white wing patches and vivid red feet. Resident on rocky Arctic and boreal shores year-round; does not undertake long pelagic migrations. Dives to 50 m for blennies and sand eels near shore.

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