Least Auklet vs Great Auk

Aethia pusilla 比較対象 Pinguinus impennis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Least Auklet Great Auk
学名 Aethia pusilla Pinguinus impennis
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Alcidae Alcidae
保全状況 Least Concern Extinct
体長
翼開長 18.9 cm (7.4 in)
体重 84.33333333333333 g (2.97 oz) 4750.0 g (167.55 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Least Auklet only

None

Great Auk only

None

保全状況

Least Concern

Least Auklet

Extinct

Great Auk

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.

Great Auk

Great Auk was the Northern Hemisphere's giant flightless auk, 75–85 cm, hunted to extinction in 1844. The last pair was killed on Eldey Island, Iceland. Black above, white below with a white oval eye patch; vestigial wings. Spent most of its life at sea; bred colonially on Atlantic islands and rocks.

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