Ancient Murrelet vs Thick-billed Murre

Synthliboramphus antiquus comparado con Uria lomvia

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Ancient Murrelet Thick-billed Murre
Nombre científico Synthliboramphus antiquus Uria lomvia
Orden Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familia Alcidae Alcidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 27,1 cm (10.7 in) 41,4 cm (16.3 in)
Peso 208,16666666666666 g (7.34 oz) 945,75 g (33.36 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ancient Murrelet only

Thick-billed Murre only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Ancient Murrelet

Least Concern

Thick-billed Murre

About These Birds

Ancient Murrelet

Ancient Murrelet, 24–27 cm, breeds in burrows on North Pacific islands from British Columbia to Japan. Black hood, grey back, white underparts with yellow bill. Nocturnal at colonies to avoid predators. Chicks lead-march to sea within days of hatching — abandoning the nest very early. Planktivore and piscivore.

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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