Atlantic Puffin vs Thick-billed Murre

Fratercula arctica 比較対象 Uria lomvia

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Atlantic Puffin Thick-billed Murre
学名 Fratercula arctica Uria lomvia
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Alcidae Alcidae
保全状況 Vulnerable Least Concern
体長 30.0 cm (11.8 in)
翼開長 56.0 cm (22.0 in) 41.4 cm (16.3 in)
体重 380.0 g (13.40 oz) 945.75 g (33.36 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
Thick-billed Murre
翼開長
Atlantic Puffin 56.0 cm
Thick-billed Murre 41.4 cm
体重
Atlantic Puffin 380.0 g
Thick-billed Murre 945.75 g

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Atlantic Puffin only

None

Thick-billed Murre 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.

Thick-billed Murre

Geographic Range & Migration

Atlantic Puffin

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

Thick-billed Murre

保全状況

Vulnerable

Atlantic Puffin

Least Concern

Thick-billed Murre

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

Thick-billed Murre

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。

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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