Crested Auklet

Aethia cristatellaOrder: CHARADRIIFORMESFamily: Auks, Murres and Puffins (Alcidae)

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Crested Auklet

Crested Auklet: Small, oddly attired seabird of Arctic waters with dark gray body. Head has a strange, smiling orange bill, quail-like crest, bright yellow-white eyes and white eye plumes. Legs and feet are gray. Feeds on zooplankton, crustaceans, squid and fish. Swift, low, direct flight.

● Song: No data available.

● Foraging & Feeding: Crested Auklet: Feeds on small crustaceans and plankton; forages by diving from the surface.

● Breeding & nesting: Crested Auklet: Lays a single white egg on a coastal or island cliff, with no nest materials added; usually nests in colonies. Incubation ranges from 29 to 41 days and is carried out by both parents.

● Similar species: Crested Auklet: Whiskered Auklet has smaller bill and three white plumes on its head.

Flight Pattern

Swift direct flight with rapid wing beats.

● Range & Habitat: Crested Auklet: Breeds in the Aleutians and other islands and coasts around Bering Sea. Spends winters in nearby ocean waters and nests on island coasts where sliding rocks form a talus slope, with the largest boulders at the bottom and bare cliff at the top, near the sea for feeding.

^BreedingMonogamous, Colonial

^PopulationCommon to locally abundant

^MigrationNonmigratory

^Weight9.3 Ounces

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Field Guide to Birds of North America

Crested Auklet

Crested Auklet

Flight Pattern