Least Auklet vs Tufted Puffin

Aethia pusilla comparé à Fratercula cirrhata

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Least Auklet Tufted Puffin
Nom scientifique Aethia pusilla Fratercula cirrhata
Ordre Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Famille Alcidae Alcidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 18,9 cm (7.4 in) 38,8 cm (15.3 in)
Poids 84,33333333333333 g (2.97 oz) 767,3 g (27.07 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Least Auklet only

Aucun(e)

Tufted Puffin only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Least Auklet

Least Concern

Tufted Puffin

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.

Tufted Puffin

Tufted Puffin, 36–41 cm, is the largest North Pacific puffin, breeding on grassy slopes of islands from California to Kamchatka. Jet-black body, white face, massive orange-red bill, striking golden head tufts. Piscivore; carries multiple fish crosswise in bill. Pelagic in winter across North Pacific.

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