Tufted Puffin vs Craveri's Murrelet

Fratercula cirrhata comparé à Synthliboramphus craveri

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Tufted Puffin Craveri's Murrelet
Nom scientifique Fratercula cirrhata Synthliboramphus craveri
Ordre Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Famille Alcidae Alcidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Vulnerable
Longueur
Envergure 38,8 cm (15.3 in) 23,9 cm (9.4 in)
Poids 767,3 g (27.07 oz) 150,5 g (5.31 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 1 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Tufted Puffin only

Aucun(e)

Craveri's Murrelet only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Tufted Puffin

Vulnerable

Craveri's Murrelet

About These Birds

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.

Craveri's Murrelet

Craveri's Murrelet, 21–23 cm, breeds on Gulf of California islands, dispersing into the Pacific after breeding. Darkest Synthliboramphus murrelet; less white on face than Scripps's. Near Threatened; small population threatened by introduced predators on nesting islands and bycatch in gill nets.

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