Tufted Puffin vs Craveri's Murrelet

Fratercula cirrhata в сравнении с Synthliboramphus craveri

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Tufted Puffin Craveri's Murrelet
Научное название Fratercula cirrhata Synthliboramphus craveri
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Alcidae Alcidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Vulnerable
Длина
Размах крыльев 38,8 cm (15.3 in) 23,9 cm (9.4 in)
Масса 767,3 g (27.07 oz) 150,5 g (5.31 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Tufted Puffin only

Нет

Craveri's Murrelet only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Tufted Puffin

Vulnerable

Craveri's Murrelet

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.

Craveri's Murrelet

Craveri's Murrelet, 21–23 cm, breeds on Gulf of California islands, dispersing into the Pacific after breeding. Darkest Synthliboramphus murrelet; less white on face than Scripps's. Near Threatened; small population threatened by introduced predators on nesting islands and bycatch in gill nets.

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