Least auklet

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Name (Latin)
Least auklet
Other forms of name
Aethia pusilla
See Also From tracing topical name
Aethia
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q244035
Library of congress: sh2004007649
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: Harding, A. Least auklet adult survival and colony mapping, 2003.
  • ITIS, Apr. 1, 2004(Aethia pusilla. Common name: Least auklet)
  • Avibase : the world bird database, via WWW, Apr. 6, 2004(Aethia pusilla, Least auklet)
  • The A.O.U. checklist of North American birds, 1998:p. 215 (Aethia pusilla, Least auklet)
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Wikipedia description:

The least auklet (Aethia pusilla) is a seabird and the smallest species of auk. It is the most abundant seabird in North America, and one of the most abundant in the world, with a population of around nine million birds. They breed on the islands of Alaska and Siberia, and spend the winter close to the edge of the ice sheet. Their largest colonies are on the Aleutian Islands, St. Lawrence Island and Little Diomede Island.

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