Crested auklet - Wikipedia The crested auklet (Aethia cristatella) is a small seabird of the family Alcidae, distributed throughout the northern Pacific and the Bering Sea The species feeds by diving in deep waters, eating krill and a variety of small marine animals
Rhinoceros Auklet Identification, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of . . . <p>The squat, grayish Rhinoceros Auklet is a close relative of puffins, although it doesn't sport quite such a fancy bill Still, its name refers to the single vertical horn that sticks up from its orange bill—an odd accessory that turns out to be fluorescent and may be used for visual communication
Crested Auklet | Audubon Field Guide The Crested Auklet is slaty gray overall, with a thick red bill, a floppy crest, and a single white face stripe In winter plumage, crest is shorter, bill is duller
Auklet | Seabird, Alcid, Puffin-like | Britannica Auklet, any of six species of small seabirds of the family Alcidae (order Charadriiformes) They breed primarily in the Bering Sea and the North Pacific; some winter as far south as Japan and Mexico
Crested Auklet - eBird Breeding birds are dark gray-black overall, with a droopy forward-arching crest and a bright orange bill with an uptilted gape which gives them a maniacally grinning appearance Non-breeding adults and immatures are duller, with a smaller, darker bill and the barest hints of a crest
6 Types of Auklets (Cepphus, Ptychoramphus) seen in North America . . . There are six types of species of auklets seen in the Pacific and Arctic oceans of North America This would include Cassin's Auklet, Crested Auklet, Least Auklet, Parakeet Auklet, Rhinoceros Auklet and the Whiskered Auklet Auklets are part of the alcids group and are some of their smallest members
Crested Auklet | Online Learning Center | Aquarium of the Pacific These auklets live at sea most of the year, only coming to land to breed Nests are located on island coasts where sliding rocks form a rocky slope, with the largest boulders at the bottom and bare cliff at the top Crested Auklets have short stubby bodies with relatively long slender wings
Rhinoceros Auklet - Alaska Sealife Center In breeding plumage, the Rhinoceros Auklet has a bright orange-yellow bill adorned with a whitish horn It also has two light feather tufts on each side of its head, going in a line back from the eye and the corner of the mouth
Rhinoceros auklet - Wikipedia The rhinoceros auklet (also known as the rhino auklet, horn-billed puffin, or unicorn puffin), is a medium-sized auk with a large, strong, orange brown bill (with the 'horn' protruding from it)
Parakeet Auklet - All About Birds A small, chunky seabird with a thick orange bill, the Parakeet Auklet breeds on islands of the North Pacific and spends the rest of the year on the open ocean Its pale eyes, wispy white head plumes, and smile-shaped bill give it a clownlike expression, and its animated breeding displays and braying calls add to the comical effect