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 LC    Crested Auklet* Id (Atlas):
    Aethia cristatella

Description (10)
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Family
Alcidae (Auks)

Size
23 - 27 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Pallas, 1769)

Habitat
In breeding season, generally unihabited islands among rocky cracks and burrows. In non-breeding season, pelagic, often in flocks, dispersing from breeding areas as the sea freezes.

Range (Guide)
Japan, Russia (Asian), USA (B).

Vagrant to Canada, Mexico.

Population
Estimated population is 8,200,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
At colonies a mix of hoots, honks and barks, including a nasal 'kyow'. Generally silent at sea.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)...)

 
Crested Auklet (Aethia cristatella) [XC105158]
     by Ryan P. O'Donnell from St. Paul Island, Alaska, United States (call)

 
Crested Auklet (Aethia cristatella) [XC106007]
     by Ryan P. O'Donnell from St. Paul Island, Alaska, United States (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Crested Auklet (Aethia cristatella) - 10 files


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