Spectacled Guillemot vs Tufted Puffin

Cepphus carbo مقارنةً بـ Fratercula cirrhata

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Spectacled Guillemot Tufted Puffin
الاسم العلمي Cepphus carbo Fratercula cirrhata
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Alcidae Alcidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 38,4 cm (15.1 in) 38,8 cm (15.3 in)
الوزن 480,0 g (16.93 oz) 767,3 g (27.07 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-2 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Spectacled Guillemot only

بلا

Tufted Puffin only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Spectacled Guillemot

Least Concern

Tufted Puffin

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.

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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