Least Auklet vs Thick-billed Murre

Aethia pusilla ile kıyaslandığında Uria lomvia

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Least Auklet Thick-billed Murre
Bilimsel Ad Aethia pusilla Uria lomvia
Takım Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familya Alcidae Alcidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 18,9 cm (7.4 in) 41,4 cm (16.3 in)
Ağırlık 84,33333333333333 g (2.97 oz) 945,75 g (33.36 oz)
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Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 1 1
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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

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Thick-billed Murre only

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Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Least Auklet

Least Concern

Thick-billed Murre

About These Birds

Least Auklet

Least Auklet, 15–16 cm, is the smallest auk, breeding in immense colonies (millions) on rocky Aleutian and Bering Sea islands. Dark above, streaked white below; a tiny white plume above the eye. Planktivore; sieves copepods and euphausiids at sea. Makes loud buzzing display choruses at colony.

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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