Spectacled Guillemot vs Thick-billed Murre

Cepphus carbo в сравнении с Uria lomvia

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Spectacled Guillemot Thick-billed Murre
Научное название Cepphus carbo Uria lomvia
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Alcidae Alcidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 38,4 cm (15.1 in) 41,4 cm (16.3 in)
Масса 480,0 g (16.93 oz) 945,75 g (33.36 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1-2 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Spectacled Guillemot only

Нет

Thick-billed Murre only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Spectacled Guillemot

Least Concern

Thick-billed Murre

About These Birds

Spectacled Guillemot

Spectacled Guillemot, 36–38 cm, breeds on rocky coasts and sea cliffs of the western North Pacific from Kamchatka to Japan. Sooty black with white spectacle patches around the eye; red feet. Coastal diver; feeds on fish and crustaceans near rocky reefs. Sedentary; stays close to breeding coast year-round.

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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