Pigeon Guillemot vs Tufted Puffin

Cepphus columba مقارنةً بـ Fratercula cirrhata

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Pigeon Guillemot Tufted Puffin
الاسم العلمي Cepphus columba Fratercula cirrhata
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Alcidae Alcidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 34,7 cm (13.7 in) 38,8 cm (15.3 in)
الوزن 493,6666666666667 g (17.41 oz) 767,3 g (27.07 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-2 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Pigeon Guillemot only

بلا

Tufted Puffin only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Pigeon Guillemot

Least Concern

Tufted Puffin

About These Birds

Pigeon Guillemot

Pigeon Guillemot, 30–36 cm, breeds on rocky shorelines of the North Pacific from California to Alaska and Kamchatka. Black plumage with white wing patch bisected by a black bar; red feet and mouth lining. Benthic diver; takes crabs, shrimp, and bottom fish. Partially migratory; short coastal movements.

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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