Whiskered Auklet vs Tufted Puffin

Aethia pygmaea ile kıyaslandığında Fratercula cirrhata

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Whiskered Auklet Tufted Puffin
Bilimsel Ad Aethia pygmaea Fratercula cirrhata
Takım Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familya Alcidae Alcidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 22,4 cm (8.8 in) 38,8 cm (15.3 in)
Ağırlık 119,83333333333333 g (4.23 oz) 767,3 g (27.07 oz)
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Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Whiskered Auklet only

Hiçbiri

Tufted Puffin only

Hiçbiri

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Whiskered Auklet

Least Concern

Tufted Puffin

About These Birds

Whiskered Auklet

Whiskered Auklet, 18–22 cm, breeds on the Aleutian and Kuril Islands in colonies in crevices. Three white facial plumes give the 'whiskered' appearance; forward-curving black crest. Smallest crested auklet. Planktivore; forages in fast tidal currents feeding on euphausiids. Year-round resident near breeding islands.

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.

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