Tufted Puffin vs Thick-billed Murre

Fratercula cirrhata so với Uria lomvia

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Tufted Puffin Thick-billed Murre
Tên Khoa Học Fratercula cirrhata Uria lomvia
Bộ Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Họ Alcidae Alcidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 38,8 cm (15.3 in) 41,4 cm (16.3 in)
Khối Lượng 767,3 g (27.07 oz) 945,75 g (33.36 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Tufted Puffin only

Không

Thick-billed Murre only

Không

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

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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