Least Auklet vs Horned Puffin

Aethia pusilla comparé à Fratercula corniculata

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Least Auklet Horned Puffin
Nom scientifique Aethia pusilla Fratercula corniculata
Ordre Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Famille Alcidae Alcidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 18,9 cm (7.4 in) 37,1 cm (14.6 in)
Poids 84,33333333333333 g (2.97 oz) 559,8333333333334 g (19.75 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Least Auklet only

Aucun(e)

Horned Puffin only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Least Auklet

Least Concern

Horned 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.

Horned Puffin

Horned Puffin, 36–41 cm, breeds on rocky cliffs and talus slopes of Alaska and the Russian Far East. White face, massive orange-red bill, fleshy dark 'horn' above eye — striking in breeding plumage. Piscivore; dives for capelin, sand lance, and herring. Pelagic in winter across the North Pacific.

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