Least Auklet vs Thick-billed Murre

Aethia pusilla comparado com Uria lomvia

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Least Auklet Thick-billed Murre
Nome científico Aethia pusilla Uria lomvia
Ordem Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Família Alcidae Alcidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 18,9 cm (7.4 in) 41,4 cm (16.3 in)
Peso 84,33333333333333 g (2.97 oz) 945,75 g (33.36 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Least Auklet only

Nenhum

Thick-billed Murre only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Least Auklet

Least Concern

Thick-billed Murre

About These Birds

Least Auklet

Least Auklet, 15–16 cm, is the smallest auk, breeding in immense colonies (millions) on rocky Aleutian and Bering Sea islands. Dark above, streaked white below; a tiny white plume above the eye. Planktivore; sieves copepods and euphausiids at sea. Makes loud buzzing display choruses at colony.

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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