Spectacled Guillemot vs Great Auk

Cepphus carbo ile kıyaslandığında Pinguinus impennis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Spectacled Guillemot Great Auk
Bilimsel Ad Cepphus carbo Pinguinus impennis
Takım Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familya Alcidae Alcidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Extinct
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 38,4 cm (15.1 in)
Ağırlık 480,0 g (16.93 oz) 4750,0 g (167.55 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 1-2 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Spectacled Guillemot only

Hiçbiri

Great Auk only

Hiçbiri

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Spectacled Guillemot

Extinct

Great Auk

About These Birds

Spectacled Guillemot

Spectacled Guillemot, 36–38 cm, breeds on rocky coasts and sea cliffs of the western North Pacific from Kamchatka to Japan. Sooty black with white spectacle patches around the eye; red feet. Coastal diver; feeds on fish and crustaceans near rocky reefs. Sedentary; stays close to breeding coast year-round.

Great Auk

Great Auk was the Northern Hemisphere's giant flightless auk, 75–85 cm, hunted to extinction in 1844. The last pair was killed on Eldey Island, Iceland. Black above, white below with a white oval eye patch; vestigial wings. Spent most of its life at sea; bred colonially on Atlantic islands and rocks.

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