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order Charadriiformes. The
alcid family includes the murres, guillemots,
auklets, puffins, and murrelets. The
family contains 25
extant or
recently extinct...
- The
rhinoceros auklet (Cerorhinca monocerata) is a
seabird and a
close relative of the puffins. It is the only
extant species of the
genus Cerorhinca....
- C****in's
auklet (Ptychoramphus aleuticus) is a small,
chunky seabird that
ranges widely in the
North Pacific. It is the only
species placed in the genus...
- The
parakeet auklet (Aethia psittacula) is a
small seabird of the
North Pacific.
Parakeet Auklets used to be
placed on its own in the
genus Cyclorrhynchus...
- The
whiskered auklet (Aethia pygmaea) is a
small seabird of the auk family. It has a more
restricted range than
other members of its genus, Aethia, living...
- The
crested auklet (Aethia cristatella) is a
small seabird of the
family Alcidae,
distributed throughout the
northern Pacific and the
Bering Sea. The species...
- 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...
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includes the guillemots,
typical auks, murrelets,
auklets, puffins, and the razorbill. The
rhinoceros auklet (Cerorhinca monocerata) and the
puffins are closely...
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Aethia is a
genus of four
small (85–300g)
auklets endemic to the
North Pacific Ocean,
Bering Sea and Sea of
Okhotsk and
among some of
North America's...
- and its beak
appeared to have been an
intermediate between the
rhinoceros auklet and the
horned puffin. It
lived during the Late
Pleistocene and
Early Pleistocene...
