Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Auks, Murres and Puffins :: Whiskered Auklet

Whiskered Auklet Aethia pygmaea

Described by: Gmelin (1789)
Alternate common name(s): Pygmy Auklet
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

St. Paul Island, Alaska, USA - Jun 28, 2007 © Glen Tepke  St. Paul Island, Alaska, USA - Jun 28, 2007 © Glen Tepke  St. Paul Island, Alaska, USA - Jun 28, 2007 © Glen Tepke  Alaska, USA - Date unknown Courtesy of USFWS 
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Range

Nw. and nc. Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea;
N. Sea of Okhotsk, Kuril Is. and Commander Is. Aleutian Is. from Buldir Is. e. to Unimak Is.
Winters s. to Japan.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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