Least Auklet vs Craveri's Murrelet

Aethia pusilla verglichen mit Synthliboramphus craveri

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Merkmal Least Auklet Craveri's Murrelet
Wissenschaftlicher Name Aethia pusilla Synthliboramphus craveri
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Alcidae Alcidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Vulnerable
Länge
Flügelspannweite 18,9 cm (7.4 in) 23,9 cm (9.4 in)
Gewicht 84,33333333333333 g (2.97 oz) 150,5 g (5.31 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Least Auklet only

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Craveri's Murrelet only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Least Auklet

Vulnerable

Craveri's Murrelet

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.

Craveri's Murrelet

Craveri's Murrelet, 21–23 cm, breeds on Gulf of California islands, dispersing into the Pacific after breeding. Darkest Synthliboramphus murrelet; less white on face than Scripps's. Near Threatened; small population threatened by introduced predators on nesting islands and bycatch in gill nets.

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