Tufted Puffin vs Horned Puffin

Fratercula cirrhata в сравнении с Fratercula corniculata

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Tufted Puffin Horned Puffin
Научное название Fratercula cirrhata Fratercula corniculata
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Alcidae Alcidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 38,8 cm (15.3 in) 37,1 cm (14.6 in)
Масса 767,3 g (27.07 oz) 559,8333333333334 g (19.75 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Tufted Puffin only

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Horned Puffin only

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Охранный статус

Least Concern

Tufted Puffin

Least Concern

Horned Puffin

About These Birds

Tufted Puffin

Tufted Puffin, 36–41 cm, is the largest North Pacific puffin, breeding on grassy slopes of islands from California to Kamchatka. Jet-black body, white face, massive orange-red bill, striking golden head tufts. Piscivore; carries multiple fish crosswise in bill. Pelagic in winter across North Pacific.

Horned Puffin

Horned Puffin, 36–41 cm, breeds on rocky cliffs and talus slopes of Alaska and the Russian Far East. White face, massive orange-red bill, fleshy dark 'horn' above eye — striking in breeding plumage. Piscivore; dives for capelin, sand lance, and herring. Pelagic in winter across the North Pacific.

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