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Aethia psittacula

(Pallas, 1769)

Parakeet Auklet

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.105308
Element CodeABNNN09010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVertebrate Animal
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCraniata
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyAlcidae
GenusAethia
Synonyms
Cyclorrhynchus psittacula(Pallas, 1769)
Other Common Names
Starique perroquet (FR)
Concept Reference
American Ornithologists' Union (AOU). 1998. Check-list of North American birds. Seventh edition. American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C. [as modified by subsequent supplements and corrections published in The Auk]. Also available online: http://www.aou.org/.
Taxonomic Comments
Formerly in genus Cyclorrhynchus; transferred to Aethia by AOU (1997).
Conservation Status
Review Date1997-09-02
Change Date1997-09-02
Range Extent Comments
BREEDING: western Alaska from Diomede Islands, Fairway Rock, Sledge Island, and Norton Sound south through Bering Sea islands to Aleutians, east to Prince William Sound; also eastern Siberia. NON-BREEDING: Pribilofs and Aleutians south, rarely to California, casual in Hawaii (AOU 1983).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

NON-BREEDING: mostly pelagic, less commonly in coastal regions (AOU 1983). BREEDING: Nests in crevices or holes in rocky cliffs, under loose piles of water-worn boulders on high rocky islands, among boulders on beaches, and on turf-covered rock slopes (Terres 1980, AOU 1983, Harrison 1978).

Ecology

Relatively solitary for an auklet (Terres 1980).

Reproduction

One egg laid, mainly June. Incubation 35-36 days, by both sexes. Young tended by both sexes. Young fledge and independent at 34-37 days (late August-early September, St. Lawrence Island). Sexually mature probably in 3 years. Commonly 10,000s nest on single island.
Terrestrial Habitats
Bare rock/talus/screeCliff
Other Nations (2)
CanadaNUN
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaSUYes
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
WashingtonSNAYes
AlaskaS5Yes
Threat Assessments
ThreatScopeSeverityTiming
11 - Climate change & severe weatherPervasive (71-100%)UnknownHigh (continuing)
11.1 - Habitat shifting & alterationPervasive (71-100%)UnknownLow (long-term)
11.3 - Temperature extremesUnknownUnknownHigh (continuing)

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Roadless Areas (2)
Alaska (2)
AreaForestAcres
College FiordChugach National Forest1,130,818
Prince William Sound Is.Chugach National Forest118,698
References (17)
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