Pigeon Guillemot vs Tufted Puffin

Cepphus columba comparé à Fratercula cirrhata

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Pigeon Guillemot Tufted Puffin
Nom scientifique Cepphus columba Fratercula cirrhata
Ordre Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Famille Alcidae Alcidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 34,7 cm (13.7 in) 38,8 cm (15.3 in)
Poids 493,6666666666667 g (17.41 oz) 767,3 g (27.07 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 1-2 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Pigeon Guillemot only

Aucun(e)

Tufted Puffin only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Pigeon Guillemot

Least Concern

Tufted Puffin

About These Birds

Pigeon Guillemot

Pigeon Guillemot, 30–36 cm, breeds on rocky shorelines of the North Pacific from California to Alaska and Kamchatka. Black plumage with white wing patch bisected by a black bar; red feet and mouth lining. Benthic diver; takes crabs, shrimp, and bottom fish. Partially migratory; short coastal movements.

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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