Atlantic Puffin vs Ancient Murrelet

Fratercula arctica 비교 대상 Synthliboramphus antiquus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Atlantic Puffin Ancient Murrelet
학명 Fratercula arctica Synthliboramphus antiquus
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Alcidae Alcidae
보전 상태 Vulnerable Least Concern
체장 30.0 cm (11.8 in)
날개 폭 56.0 cm (22.0 in) 27.1 cm (10.7 in)
체중 380.0 g (13.40 oz) 208.16666666666666 g (7.34 oz)
식성 Small fish, especially sand eels, herring, and capelin. Dives underwater using wings for propulsion, catching … --
산란 수 1 2
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Atlantic Puffin 30.0 cm
Ancient Murrelet
날개 폭
Atlantic Puffin 56.0 cm
Ancient Murrelet 27.1 cm
체중
Atlantic Puffin 380.0 g
Ancient Murrelet 208.16666666666666 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Atlantic Puffin only

없음

Ancient Murrelet only

Atlantic Puffin

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

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.

Ancient Murrelet

Geographic Range & Migration

Atlantic Puffin

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

Ancient Murrelet

보전 상태

Vulnerable

Atlantic Puffin

Least Concern

Ancient Murrelet

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

Ancient Murrelet

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.

Ancient Murrelet

Ancient Murrelet, 24–27 cm, breeds in burrows on North Pacific islands from British Columbia to Japan. Black hood, grey back, white underparts with yellow bill. Nocturnal at colonies to avoid predators. Chicks lead-march to sea within days of hatching — abandoning the nest very early. Planktivore and piscivore.

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