Spectacled Guillemot vs Scripps's Murrelet

Cepphus carbo مقارنةً بـ Synthliboramphus scrippsi

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Spectacled Guillemot Scripps's Murrelet
الاسم العلمي Cepphus carbo Synthliboramphus scrippsi
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Alcidae Alcidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Vulnerable
الطول
طول الجناح 38,4 cm (15.1 in) 24,0 cm (9.4 in)
الوزن 480,0 g (16.93 oz) 175,5 g (6.19 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Spectacled Guillemot only

بلا

Scripps's Murrelet only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Spectacled Guillemot

Vulnerable

Scripps's Murrelet

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.

Scripps's Murrelet

Scripps's Murrelet, 22–24 cm, breeds in crevices on Channel Islands off southern California. White underparts contrasting with dark grey upperparts; white split extends up flanks. Nocturnal at colonies. Chicks lead-march to sea within 2 days of hatching. Piscivore; threatened by light pollution and introduced predators.

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