Spectacled Guillemot vs Thick-billed Murre

Cepphus carbo مقارنةً بـ Uria lomvia

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Spectacled Guillemot Thick-billed Murre
الاسم العلمي Cepphus carbo Uria lomvia
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Alcidae Alcidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 38,4 cm (15.1 in) 41,4 cm (16.3 in)
الوزن 480,0 g (16.93 oz) 945,75 g (33.36 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-2 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Spectacled Guillemot only

بلا

Thick-billed Murre only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Spectacled Guillemot

Least Concern

Thick-billed Murre

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.

Thick-billed Murre

Thick-billed Murre (Brünnich's Guillemot), 39–43 cm, breeds in enormous cliff colonies across the Arctic from Newfoundland to Siberia. Thicker, shorter bill with white gape line. Dives to 200+ m — deepest diver among alcids. Piscivore; takes capelin, cod. Vulnerable to climate change in the High Arctic.

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