Black Guillemot vs Japanese Murrelet

Cepphus grylle से तुलना Synthliboramphus wumizusume

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Black Guillemot Japanese Murrelet
वैज्ञानिक नाम Cepphus grylle Synthliboramphus wumizusume
गण Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
कुल Alcidae Alcidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Vulnerable
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 30.8 cm (12.1 in) 24.0 cm (9.4 in)
वजन 421.8666666666666 g (14.88 oz) 171.6 g (6.05 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1-2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

कोई नहीं

Black Guillemot only

Japanese Murrelet only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Black Guillemot

Vulnerable

Japanese Murrelet

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.

Japanese Murrelet

Japanese Murrelet, 26–28 cm, is a Vulnerable alcid endemic to Japan, breeding on rocky islets in the Pacific. Black head with a small white supercilium stripe; grey back. Nests in rock crevices; chicks led to sea while still tiny. Piscivore; threatened by gill-net bycatch and feral predators on islands.

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