Least Auklet
Relatives in same Genus
Crested Auklet (A. cristatella)
Parakeet Auklet (A. psittacula) ...
Crested auklet Aethia cristatella
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Length: 7 inches
Sexes similar
Immature similar to adult basic but lacks crest and bill is dark
Small alcid that dives for food from water surface
Thick, short, orange bill ...
Least Auklet: Emits various twittering notes around breeding colonies.
Similar Species
Least Auklet: Parakeet Auklet lacks white whiskers on face. Marbled and Kittlitz's murrelets are larger, have slender dark bills, and dark eyes.
Least Auklet Aethia pusilla - Adult in breeding plumage
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Cassin's Auklets prefer small crustaceans, but also feed on squid and small fish. Feeding often takes place far from shore, in the nutrient-rich waters near the continental shelf break.
Cassin's Auklet
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Rhinoceros Auklet Cerorhinca monocerata - Breeding habitat
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Whiskered Auklet Aethia pygmaea
Described by: Gmelin (1789)
Alternate common name(s): Pygmy Auklet
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors ...
The parakeet auklet nests on island coasts and cliffs.
Diet The parakeet auklet dives for krill. Sometimes it eats small fish.
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Auklet, Crested Aethia cristatella Found: North America
Photographed by Alan D Wilson at Zapadni Cliffs, St. Paul Island, Alaska ...
Auks / Auklets
Avocets (Recurvirostridae) (Please also see Stilts)
Babblers ...
Rhinoceros Auklet also has a colorful bill. Some penguins and auklets have colorful feathers on their heads.
Adult Gannets have golden heads as do the Stellar's and Galapagos Albatrosses.
Along the Pacific coast of North America, peregrine falcons prey on marbled murrelets (Brachyramphus marmoratus), ancient murrelets (Synthliboramphus antiquus), Cassin's auklets (Ptychoramphus aleuticus), ...
The Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) is a small palegic seabird belonging to the same family as murres and auklets. The Atlantic puffin has a black back, neck, and crown.
Family Alcidae (puffins, murres, auklets, and relatives)
Family Burhinidae (thick-knees)
Family Charadriidae (lapwings and plovers) ...
Rocky Coast: polar bear, arctic fox, puffin, auklet, sea lion, and harbor seal
Streamside: bobcats, otters, fish, snakes, frogs, owls
Northwoods: grizzly bears, black bears, red wolves
Prairie: elk and bison ...
CURLED-CRESTED PHALERIS.
[Crested Auklet.]
PHALERIS CRISTATELLA, Gmel.
[Aethia cristatella.] ...
The least auklet (about 61/2 in./16.3 cm), common in the Bering Sea region, is the smallest of the family, and the razor-billed auk, Alca torda (16-18 in./40-45 cm), is the largest surviving member.
Some species, such as the Uria guillemots, nest in large colonies on cliff edges; others, like the Cepphus guillemots, breed in small groups on rocky coasts; and the puffins, auklets and some murrelets nest in burrows.
 See also: Puffin, Murre, Parakeet, Crane, Nightjar
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