Spectacled Guillemot vs Rhinoceros Auklet

Cepphus carbo verglichen mit Cerorhinca monocerata

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Spectacled Guillemot Rhinoceros Auklet
Wissenschaftlicher Name Cepphus carbo Cerorhinca monocerata
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Alcidae Alcidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 38,4 cm (15.1 in) 35,8 cm (14.1 in)
Gewicht 480,0 g (16.93 oz) 503,75 g (17.77 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1-2 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Spectacled Guillemot only

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Rhinoceros Auklet only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Spectacled Guillemot

Least Concern

Rhinoceros Auklet

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.

Rhinoceros Auklet

Rhinoceros Auklet, 37–41 cm, breeds colonially in burrows on North Pacific islands from California to Japan. Adults develop a prominent horn at bill base in breeding plumage plus white facial plumes. Nocturnal at colonies. Piscivore; dives up to 50 m for sand lance and herring. Winters at sea.

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