Tufted Puffin vs Guadalupe Murrelet

Fratercula cirrhata в сравнении с Synthliboramphus hypoleucus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Tufted Puffin Guadalupe Murrelet
Научное название Fratercula cirrhata Synthliboramphus hypoleucus
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Alcidae Alcidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 38,8 cm (15.3 in) 23,9 cm (9.4 in)
Масса 767,3 g (27.07 oz) 160,5 g (5.66 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Tufted Puffin only

Нет

Guadalupe Murrelet only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Tufted Puffin

Endangered

Guadalupe 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.

Guadalupe Murrelet

Guadalupe Murrelet, 22–24 cm, breeds only on Guadalupe Island off Baja California. Very similar to Scripps's Murrelet but with more extensive white on the face. Critically Endangered; fewer than 1,000 individuals; nesting habitat threatened by feral cats and goats (now being controlled). Piscivore.

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