Parakeet Auklet Photo Gallery
Breeding
Small auk with round head and very thick, short bill. In breeding plumage, note dark throat. Pale eye, orange bill, and single white streak behind eye visible all year.
© Ken Oeser / Macaulay LibraryAlaska, June 22, 2017Breeding and nonbreeding
Small auk with very thick, short, orange bill. Nonbreeding birds (right) have white extending up onto the throat; breeding birds have dark throats.
© Mary Trombley / Macaulay LibraryAlaska, June 01, 2017Breeding adult
Typically selects nesting sites along high cliffs with rocky crevices or within steep grassy slopes where burrowing is possible. Occasionally chooses to use abandoned burrows from previous auklet pairs.
© Benjamin Clock / Macaulay LibraryAlaska, June 12, 2012Not all videos have soundBreeding
Small auk with round head and very thick, short bill. All-dark upperparts with pale streak behind eye.
© Steven Mlodinow / Macaulay LibraryAlaska, May 26, 2008Breeding
In flight, note all-dark upperparts contrasting with white underparts.
© Colin Sumrall / Macaulay LibraryAlaska, May 22, 2017Breeding
Pairs perform displays including coordinated calling and "billing" or rubbing the bills together, near nesting sites during breeding season.
© Nigel Voaden / Macaulay LibraryAlaska, May 25, 2015Breeding adult with Least Auklet
Breeds on rocky cliffs and slopes on islands of the Bering Sea; forages and winters at sea.
© Andrew Spencer / Macaulay LibraryAlaska, May 29, 2013Compare with Similar Species
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Species in This Family
Auks, Murres, and Puffins(Order: Charadriiformes, Family: Alcidae)
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