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Parakeet Auklet

Aethia psittacula

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28 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 74, February 64, March 66, April 82, May 80, June 59, July 50, August 51, September 65, October 67, November 86, December 66.
United States18,464
California810
Alaska342
Washington303
Canada120
British Columbia117
Oregon75
Russia8
Magadan Oblast7
Hawaii6

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderShorebirds and Allies · Charadriiformes
FamilyAuks, Murres, and Puffins · Alcidae
GenusTypical Auklets · Aethia

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