Tufted Puffin vs Great Auk

Fratercula cirrhata в сравнении с Pinguinus impennis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Tufted Puffin Great Auk
Научное название Fratercula cirrhata Pinguinus impennis
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Alcidae Alcidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Extinct
Длина
Размах крыльев 38,8 cm (15.3 in)
Масса 767,3 g (27.07 oz) 4750,0 g (167.55 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Tufted Puffin only

Нет

Great Auk only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Tufted Puffin

Extinct

Great Auk

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.

Great Auk

Great Auk was the Northern Hemisphere's giant flightless auk, 75–85 cm, hunted to extinction in 1844. The last pair was killed on Eldey Island, Iceland. Black above, white below with a white oval eye patch; vestigial wings. Spent most of its life at sea; bred colonially on Atlantic islands and rocks.

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