Tufted Puffin vs Horned Puffin

Fratercula cirrhata مقارنةً بـ Fratercula corniculata

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Tufted Puffin Horned Puffin
الاسم العلمي Fratercula cirrhata Fratercula corniculata
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Alcidae Alcidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 38,8 cm (15.3 in) 37,1 cm (14.6 in)
الوزن 767,3 g (27.07 oz) 559,8333333333334 g (19.75 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Tufted Puffin only

بلا

Horned Puffin only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Tufted Puffin

Least Concern

Horned Puffin

About These Birds

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.

Horned Puffin

Horned Puffin, 36–41 cm, breeds on rocky cliffs and talus slopes of Alaska and the Russian Far East. White face, massive orange-red bill, fleshy dark 'horn' above eye — striking in breeding plumage. Piscivore; dives for capelin, sand lance, and herring. Pelagic in winter across the North Pacific.

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