Spectacled Guillemot vs Horned Puffin

Cepphus carbo مقارنةً بـ Fratercula corniculata

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Spectacled Guillemot Horned Puffin
الاسم العلمي Cepphus carbo Fratercula corniculata
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Alcidae Alcidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 38,4 cm (15.1 in) 37,1 cm (14.6 in)
الوزن 480,0 g (16.93 oz) 559,8333333333334 g (19.75 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-2 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Spectacled Guillemot only

بلا

Horned Puffin only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Spectacled Guillemot

Least Concern

Horned Puffin

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.

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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