Cassin's Auklet Photo Gallery
Adult
Small dark gray seabird with a round head. With close views note pale eye, white crescent above the eye, and pale spot at the base of the bill.
© Yousif Attia / Macaulay LibraryBritish Columbia, September 14, 2014Adult
Small dark gray seabird that shows a thin whitish stripe on the underwing in flight.
© Dorian Anderson / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, July 08, 2017Adult
Small, chunky dark gray seabird with light gray flanks.
© Gary Maschmeyer / Macaulay LibraryOregon, August 18, 2016Adult
Small seabird with a small dark bill (pale base not always visible).
© Robin Corcoran / Macaulay LibraryAlaska, August 16, 2012Adult
Small dark gray seabird with white crescents above and below the eye. Able to take flight directly from the water.
© Carey Bergman / Macaulay LibraryBritish Columbia, May 27, 2014Compare with Similar Species
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Species in This Family
Auks, Murres, and Puffins(Order: Charadriiformes, Family: Alcidae)
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