Least Auklet vs Guadalupe Murrelet

Aethia pusilla 比較対象 Synthliboramphus hypoleucus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Least Auklet Guadalupe Murrelet
学名 Aethia pusilla Synthliboramphus hypoleucus
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Alcidae Alcidae
保全状況 Least Concern Endangered
体長
翼開長 18.9 cm (7.4 in) 23.9 cm (9.4 in)
体重 84.33333333333333 g (2.97 oz) 160.5 g (5.66 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 1 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Least Auklet only

None

Guadalupe Murrelet only

None

保全状況

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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