Black Guillemot vs Thick-billed Murre

Cepphus grylle comparé à Uria lomvia

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Black Guillemot Thick-billed Murre
Nom scientifique Cepphus grylle Uria lomvia
Ordre Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Famille Alcidae Alcidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 30,8 cm (12.1 in) 41,4 cm (16.3 in)
Poids 421,8666666666666 g (14.88 oz) 945,75 g (33.36 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 1-2 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Black Guillemot only

Aucun(e)

Thick-billed Murre only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Black Guillemot

Least Concern

Thick-billed Murre

About These Birds

Black Guillemot

Black Guillemot, 30–32 cm, is a compact North Atlantic alcid, distinctive in summer: entirely black with bold white wing patches and vivid red feet. Resident on rocky Arctic and boreal shores year-round; does not undertake long pelagic migrations. Dives to 50 m for blennies and sand eels near shore.

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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