Atlantic Puffin vs Cassin's Auklet

Fratercula arctica 比較対象 Ptychoramphus aleuticus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Atlantic Puffin Cassin's Auklet
学名 Fratercula arctica Ptychoramphus aleuticus
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Alcidae Alcidae
保全状況 Vulnerable Near Threatened
体長 30.0 cm (11.8 in)
翼開長 56.0 cm (22.0 in) 24.2 cm (9.5 in)
体重 380.0 g (13.40 oz) 175.0 g (6.17 oz)
食性 Small fish, especially sand eels, herring, and capelin. Dives underwater using wings for propulsion, catching … --
一腹卵数 1 1
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Atlantic Puffin 30.0 cm
Cassin's Auklet
翼開長
Atlantic Puffin 56.0 cm
Cassin's Auklet 24.2 cm
体重
Atlantic Puffin 380.0 g
Cassin's Auklet 175.0 g

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Atlantic Puffin only

None

Cassin's Auklet only

None

Atlantic Puffin

Breeds on grassy cliff tops and offshore islands. Spends winter entirely at sea in the North Atlantic.

Song & Call Comparison

Atlantic Puffin

さえずり

At burrow gives a low, moaning 'arr-arr-arr' growl. Silent at sea. At breeding colonies produces a series of grunting croaks. Chicks give soft peeping calls.

Cassin's Auklet

Geographic Range & Migration

Atlantic Puffin

North Atlantic from eastern Canada and northeastern United States to Iceland, Norway, and northwest Russia.

Cassin's Auklet

保全状況

Vulnerable

Atlantic Puffin

Near Threatened

Cassin's Auklet

How to Tell Them Apart

Atlantic Puffin

羽毛

Black upperparts and white underparts with a distinctive white face. In breeding season, the face brightens and colourful bill plates develop. Winter plumage is duller with a darker face.

くちばし

Large, laterally compressed, triangular bill — bright orange, blue, and yellow in breeding season

Cassin's Auklet

About These Birds

Atlantic Puffin

「海のピエロ」とも呼ばれるニシツノメドリは、北海の崖に穴を掘って営巣する魅力的な海鳥。口蓋に後ろ向きの棘があるため、一度に12匹もの魚を横向きにくわえて運ぶことができる。気候変動と乱獲による餌不足が脅威となり、個体数が減少している。

Cassin's Auklet

Cassin's Auklet, 21–23 cm, is a small, almost entirely dark grey auklet breeding in burrows on rocky North Pacific islands from Baja California to the Aleutians. Feeds almost exclusively on zooplankton — euphausiids and copepods — at night. Highly colonial; winters near shore.

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