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Least Auklet (Aethia pusilla)
Least Auklet, Zapadni Breakwater, St. Paul Island, Alaska Photograph by Alan And Elaine Wilson. Some rights reserved. (view image details) 
Least Auklet, Zapadni Breakwater, St. Paul Island, Alaska Photograph by Alan And Elaine Wilson. Some rights reserved. (view image details)
LEAST AUKLET FACTS
DescriptionThe Least Auklet is the smallest species of auk. It is black above with a white throat and black and white mottled belly. It has a white line behind the eye and white streaks on the forehead. It has a thick, short dark red bill with pale tip. The eye is pale yellow. Males and females are similar. Juveniles are similar to adults. It the most abundant seabird in North America. Size 13cm Environment rocky slopes, cliffs, boulder fields. Needs plenty of rock crevices for nesting colony. Only comes ashore to breed. Food Least Auklets feed on copepods (small crustaceans). They also eat other zooplankton, such as euphausiids and pteropods. They pursue their prey underwater swimming under water. Breeding Least Auklets nest in rocky crevices in colonies of up to a million birds. They often nest in mixed colonies with other Auklet species. They lay a single egg in a rock crevice. The gee hatches after a month. Both parents incubate the egg and feed the chick plankton after it hatches. Range Least Auklets breed on the islands of Alaska and Siberia with largest colonies on the Aleutian Islands, St. Lawrence Island and Little Diomede Island. Classification
Relatives in same Genus Crested Auklet (A. cristatella) Parakeet Auklet (A. psittacula) Home | Mammals | Reptiles | Birds | Insects | Privacy Policy | Disclaimer | Contact Us |