AUK, a name commonly given to several species of sea-fowl.
A special interest attaches to the great auk (Alca impennis), owing to its recent extinction and the value of its eggs to collectors. (See GAREFOWL; also GUILLEMOT, PUFFIN, RAZORBILL.) ...
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(õk), common name for a member of the family Alcidae (alcid family), swimming and diving birds of the N Atlantic and Pacific, which includes the guillemots and puffins.
Great Auk
Pinguinus impennis (Linnaeus)
Status Extinct. The former status in Nova Scotia of this large, flightless relative of the Razorbill is now difficult to determine.
GREAT AUK.
[Great Auk. EXTINCT.]
ALCA IMPENNIS, Linn.
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Great Auk, Pinguinus impennis
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Where are they found? Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Greenland, North America ...
The Little Auk, also known as the "Dovekie", is a small planktivorous alcid that breeds only in the Arctic (160 g). They arrive at breeding sites in Thule District in mid-May and leave mid-August.
Auk, Little aka Dovekie Alle Alle Found: Artic region including North America
Photographed by: 1) MPF 2) Ttphoto 3) Alastair Rae
Genus Cepphus ...
Little auk
The little auk is a small seabird, the size of a starling. It is black above and white below, and in flight it shows dark underwings. It has a black stubby bill, and a short neck and tail. It flies wi... More...
Puffin ...
Little Auk or Dovekie, Alle alle
Great Auk, Pinguinus impennis (extinct, c.1844)
Razorbill, Alca torda
Tribe Synthliboramphini - synthliboramphine murrelets ...
An auk is a bird of the family Alcidae in the order Charadriiformes. Auks are superficially similar to penguins due to their black-and-white colours, their upright posture and some of their habits.
Ancient Auk, Ancient Auklet, Black-throated Murrelet, Black-Throated Guillemot, Black-throated Auk, Grey-headed Murrelet, Gray-Headed Murrelet, Short-winged Murrelet, Short-billed Guillemot, Old Man
Bird Family : ...
.Little Auk (Europe)
Historical names include: Bull Bird and Common Rotche.
Abstract: Playback experiments performed in a colony of Least Terns near Fort Macon, North Carolina, demonstrated that adults can distinguish the call of their mate from that of a stranger. Sonagram analysis of..[more]..
Source: The Auk ...
In January 2007 the Auk published a paper by Mort and Phyllis Isler and Bret Whitney entitled "Species Limits in Antbirds (Thamnophilidae): The Warbling Antbird (Hypocnemis cantator) complex." The Auk 124(1):11-28, 2007.
The Auk. 96: 662-674. [70765] 36. California Department of Forestry. 1982. Chaparral management program. Final environmental impact report. Sacramento, CA: California Department of Forestry. 152 p. [+ appendices]. [71302] 37. Campbell, R.
Auk 65:520-549.
Milne-Edwards, A., and A. Grandidier. 1869. Nouvelles observations sur les caractères zoologiques et les affinités naturelles de l'Aepyornis de Madagascar.
Auk 117:290-298. Prescott, D. R. C., R. Arbuckle, B. Goddard, and A. J. Murphy. 1993. Methods for the monitoring and assessment of avian communities on NAWMP landscapes in Alberta, and 1993 results. Alberta NAWMP Centre. NAWMP-007. Edmonton, Alberta.
The stocky, heavy-billed Razorbill is the closest living relative of the extinct Great Auk. One of the rarest of all breeding seabirds in the United States, Razorbills are strong fliers, more agile in flight than many related species.
Penguin Originally this name was given to the now extinct great AUK of the North the Atlantic, and transferred in the 19th century to a totally unrelated Antarctic diving bird. Of all birds Penguins are the most highly specialized for marine life.
Pigeon guillemots (Cepphus columba) belong to the auk family, a group of birds that includes guillemots, puffins, auklets, and murrelets.
Razorbills belong to the auk family, along with guillemots and puffins. They look rather similar to guillemots but their dark feathers are black rather than chocolate brown, they are plumper and have thicker, heavier-looking bills.
Local Malagasy people named them for the unique call they send echoing through Madagascar's forests, which sounds like shif-auk. These primates spend most of their time in the trees, but don't get around in the same way that other lemurs do.
edu/sora/Auk/v071n04/p0366-p0412.pdf
The above link from SORA describes the reproductive cycle in American Coots. Page 389 covers the care and development of the young coot.
Unlike the extinct Great Auk, other Alcids have thin, medium-length wings used for rapid, buzzing flight.
The Auk 124(2):381-395l; 2) Fry, CH and Fry K. 1992. Kingfishers, Bee-Eaters and Rollers. Princeton (NJ): Princeton University Press. pp.181-183; 3) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2008.
Breeding
Breeds in April and May in colonies. Often nests in mixed colonies with other Auk species. Female lays a single egg which hatches after about a month.
Range
found in waters of Alaska and Kamchatka and Siberia ...
Dark, S., R. Gutierrez, G. Gould. Jan 1 1998. The Barred Owl (Strix Varia)Invasion in California. Auk: 50-56.
Del Hoyo, J., A. Elliott, J. Sargatal. 1999. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions.
Discovered by LSU researchers (see also Orange-throated Tanager, below) in 1996 and named in 2000 (Auk 117: 569-577), it is as gorgeous as a barbet can get. The LSU team says other "mystery birds" are in this remote region.
(2009) Pers. comm.
Burnie, D. (2001) Animal. Dorling Kindersley, London.
Curry, R.L. and Anderson, D.J. (1987) Interisland variation in blood-feeding by Galapagos Mockingbirds. Auk, 104: 517 - 521.
Pinguinus impennis, Great Auk
Platax pinnatus, Dusky Batfish
Plectorhynchus orientalis, Oriental Sweetlips
Plectropomus leopardus, Leopard Coralgrouper
Plectropomus laevis, Blacksaddle Coral Grouper
Plectropomus pessuliferus, Roving Coralgrouper ...
 See also: Condor, Vulture, Pigeon, Fly, Duck
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