Least Auklet vs Guadalupe Murrelet

Aethia pusilla से तुलना Synthliboramphus hypoleucus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Least Auklet Guadalupe Murrelet
वैज्ञानिक नाम Aethia pusilla Synthliboramphus hypoleucus
गण Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
कुल Alcidae Alcidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Endangered
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 18.9 cm (7.4 in) 23.9 cm (9.4 in)
वजन 84.33333333333333 g (2.97 oz) 160.5 g (5.66 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Least Auklet only

कोई नहीं

Guadalupe Murrelet only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Least Auklet

Endangered

Guadalupe Murrelet

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.

Guadalupe Murrelet

Guadalupe Murrelet, 22–24 cm, breeds only on Guadalupe Island off Baja California. Very similar to Scripps's Murrelet but with more extensive white on the face. Critically Endangered; fewer than 1,000 individuals; nesting habitat threatened by feral cats and goats (now being controlled). Piscivore.

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