Atlantic Puffin vs European Bee-eater

Fratercula arctica 비교 대상 Merops apiaster

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Atlantic Puffin European Bee-eater
학명 Fratercula arctica Merops apiaster
Charadriiformes Coraciiformes
Alcidae Meropidae
보전 상태 Vulnerable Least Concern
체장 30.0 cm (11.8 in) 28.0 cm (11.0 in)
날개 폭 56.0 cm (22.0 in) 38.0 cm (15.0 in)
체중 380.0 g (13.40 oz) 56.0 g (1.98 oz)
식성 Small fish, especially sand eels, herring, and capelin. Dives underwater using wings for propulsion, catching … Primarily bees, wasps, and hornets caught in flight. Removes stingers by beating prey against a …
산란 수 1 4-10
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Atlantic Puffin 30.0 cm
European Bee-eater 28.0 cm
날개 폭
Atlantic Puffin 56.0 cm
European Bee-eater 38.0 cm
체중
Atlantic Puffin 380.0 g
European Bee-eater 56.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Atlantic Puffin only

European Bee-eater only

Atlantic Puffin

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

European Bee-eater

Open country with scattered trees, sandy banks, and river cliffs for nesting. Breeds in colonies in tunnels dug into earth banks.

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Song & Call Comparison

Atlantic Puffin

노래

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.

European Bee-eater

노래

A liquid, melodic 'pruik-pruik' or rolling 'prruup-pruup' in flight. Flocks give a distinctive far-carrying bubbling call audible before birds are seen. Considered a pleasant sound.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Atlantic Puffin

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

European Bee-eater

Southern Europe, North Africa, and western Asia. Winters in tropical Africa. A long-distance migrant.

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보전 상태

Vulnerable

Atlantic Puffin

Least Concern

European Bee-eater

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How to Tell Them Apart

Atlantic Puffin

깃털

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.

부리

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

European Bee-eater

깃털

Richly colored with a chestnut-brown crown and back, golden-yellow scapulars, turquoise-blue underparts, and a black eye stripe. Central tail feathers are elongated.

부리

Long, slender, slightly decurved black bill

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About These Birds

Atlantic Puffin

대서양퍼핀은 '바다의 광대'라 불리는 매력적인 바닷새로, 북부 해식애의 굴에 둥지를 틉니다. 입천장의 뒤를 향한 가시 덕분에 한 번에 12마리의 물고기를 부리에 횡으로 물 수 있습니다. 기후 변화와 남획이 먹이 공급을 위협하면서 개체수가 감소하고 있습니다.

European Bee-eater

유럽꿀벌먹이새는 유럽에서 가장 화려한 새 중 하나로 밝은 노란색, 파란색, 녹색, 밤색을 과시한다. 벌을 잡아 독침을 제거한 후 먹는 특기가 있으며 집단으로 굴을 파고 번식한다.

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