Wikipedia: Least auklet Source: WIKIPEDIA
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Observations
🔍 No documented observation
Description
Classification: Genus
Aethia (
Aethia); Family
Alcidae (
Alcidae)
General:
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 in the world, with a population of around nine million birds. They breed on the islands of Alaska and Siberia, and spend the winter close to the edge of the ice sheet[clarification needed]. Their largest colonies are on the Aleutian Islands, St. Lawrence Island and Little Diomede Island.
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