Black Guillemot vs Japanese Murrelet

Cepphus grylle مقارنةً بـ Synthliboramphus wumizusume

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Black Guillemot Japanese Murrelet
الاسم العلمي Cepphus grylle Synthliboramphus wumizusume
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Alcidae Alcidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Vulnerable
الطول
طول الجناح 30,8 cm (12.1 in) 24,0 cm (9.4 in)
الوزن 421,8666666666666 g (14.88 oz) 171,6 g (6.05 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Black Guillemot only

Japanese Murrelet only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Black Guillemot

Vulnerable

Japanese Murrelet

About These Birds

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.

Japanese Murrelet

Japanese Murrelet, 26–28 cm, is a Vulnerable alcid endemic to Japan, breeding on rocky islets in the Pacific. Black head with a small white supercilium stripe; grey back. Nests in rock crevices; chicks led to sea while still tiny. Piscivore; threatened by gill-net bycatch and feral predators on islands.

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