Atlantic Puffin vs European Bee-eater

Fratercula arctica 비교 대상 Merops apiaster

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

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

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.

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.

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.

보전 상태

Vulnerable

Atlantic Puffin

Least Concern

European Bee-eater

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

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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