Tufted Puffin vs Thick-billed Murre

Fratercula cirrhata в сравнении с Uria lomvia

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Tufted Puffin Thick-billed Murre
Научное название Fratercula cirrhata Uria lomvia
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Alcidae Alcidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 38,8 cm (15.3 in) 41,4 cm (16.3 in)
Масса 767,3 g (27.07 oz) 945,75 g (33.36 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Tufted Puffin only

Нет

Thick-billed Murre only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Tufted Puffin

Least Concern

Thick-billed Murre

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.

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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