Tufted Puffin vs Scripps's Murrelet

Fratercula cirrhata comparado con Synthliboramphus scrippsi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Tufted Puffin Scripps's Murrelet
Nombre científico Fratercula cirrhata Synthliboramphus scrippsi
Orden Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familia Alcidae Alcidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Vulnerable
Longitud
Envergadura 38,8 cm (15.3 in) 24,0 cm (9.4 in)
Peso 767,3 g (27.07 oz) 175,5 g (6.19 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Tufted Puffin only

Ninguno

Scripps's Murrelet only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Tufted Puffin

Vulnerable

Scripps's Murrelet

About These Birds

Tufted Puffin

Frailecillo coletudo, 35-40 cm. Largos mechones amarillos colgantes en época de cría, cuerpo negro y blanco. Pacífico norte. Anida en colonias en acantilados. Preocupación menor.

Scripps's Murrelet

Scripps's Murrelet, 22–24 cm, breeds in crevices on Channel Islands off southern California. White underparts contrasting with dark grey upperparts; white split extends up flanks. Nocturnal at colonies. Chicks lead-march to sea within 2 days of hatching. Piscivore; threatened by light pollution and introduced predators.

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