Tufted Puffin vs Ancient Murrelet

Fratercula cirrhata مقارنةً بـ Synthliboramphus antiquus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Tufted Puffin Ancient Murrelet
الاسم العلمي Fratercula cirrhata Synthliboramphus antiquus
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Alcidae Alcidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 38,8 cm (15.3 in) 27,1 cm (10.7 in)
الوزن 767,3 g (27.07 oz) 208,16666666666666 g (7.34 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Tufted Puffin only

بلا

Ancient Murrelet only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Tufted Puffin

Least Concern

Ancient Murrelet

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.

Ancient Murrelet

Ancient Murrelet, 24–27 cm, breeds in burrows on North Pacific islands from British Columbia to Japan. Black hood, grey back, white underparts with yellow bill. Nocturnal at colonies to avoid predators. Chicks lead-march to sea within days of hatching — abandoning the nest very early. Planktivore and piscivore.

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