Ancient Murrelet vs Thick-billed Murre

Synthliboramphus antiquus से तुलना Uria lomvia

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Ancient Murrelet Thick-billed Murre
वैज्ञानिक नाम Synthliboramphus antiquus Uria lomvia
गण Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
कुल Alcidae Alcidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 27.1 cm (10.7 in) 41.4 cm (16.3 in)
वजन 208.16666666666666 g (7.34 oz) 945.75 g (33.36 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 2 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Ancient Murrelet only

Thick-billed Murre only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Ancient Murrelet

Least Concern

Thick-billed Murre

About These Birds

Ancient Murrelet

Ancient Murrelet, 24–27 cm, breeds in burrows on North Pacific islands from British Columbia to Japan. Black hood, grey back, white underparts with yellow bill. Nocturnal at colonies to avoid predators. Chicks lead-march to sea within days of hatching — abandoning the nest very early. Planktivore and piscivore.

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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