Least Auklet vs Horned Puffin

Aethia pusilla verglichen mit Fratercula corniculata

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Least Auklet Horned Puffin
Wissenschaftlicher Name Aethia pusilla Fratercula corniculata
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Alcidae Alcidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 18,9 cm (7.4 in) 37,1 cm (14.6 in)
Gewicht 84,33333333333333 g (2.97 oz) 559,8333333333334 g (19.75 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Least Auklet

Least Concern

Horned Puffin

About These Birds

Least Auklet

Least Auklet, 15–16 cm, is the smallest auk, breeding in immense colonies (millions) on rocky Aleutian and Bering Sea islands. Dark above, streaked white below; a tiny white plume above the eye. Planktivore; sieves copepods and euphausiids at sea. Makes loud buzzing display choruses at colony.

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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