Least Auklet vs Thick-billed Murre

Aethia pusilla verglichen mit Uria lomvia

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Least Auklet Thick-billed Murre
Wissenschaftlicher Name Aethia pusilla Uria lomvia
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Alcidae Alcidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 18,9 cm (7.4 in) 41,4 cm (16.3 in)
Gewicht 84,33333333333333 g (2.97 oz) 945,75 g (33.36 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Least Auklet

Least Concern

Thick-billed Murre

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.

Thick-billed Murre

Thick-billed Murre (Brünnich's Guillemot), 39–43 cm, breeds in enormous cliff colonies across the Arctic from Newfoundland to Siberia. Thicker, shorter bill with white gape line. Dives to 200+ m — deepest diver among alcids. Piscivore; takes capelin, cod. Vulnerable to climate change in the High Arctic.

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