Wildlife North America
your online guide to North American Animals

Seabirds



Crested Auklet
(Aethia cristatella)
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Crested Auklet
The Crested Auklet is mainly black with a broad orange bill, and thin white stripe behind the eye. They eye is pale yellow white. During the breeding season the Crested Auklet has a prominent crest of bristle feathers on the top of the forehead....  Read more >
Parakeet Auklet
(Aethia psittacula)
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Parakeet Auklet
The Parakeet Auklet is a small seabird with a short thick orange bill that is slightly upturned. It is dark colored above and white below, with a white plume behind the yellow eye. In summer its eye plume may disappear. Males and female look...  Read more >
Least Auklet
(Aethia pusilla)
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Least Auklet
The Least Auklet is the smallest species of auk. It is black above with a white throat and black and white mottled belly. It has a white line behind the eye and white streaks on the forehead. It has a thick, short dark red bill with pale tip. The...  Read more >
Tufted Puffin
(Fratercula cirrhata)
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Tufted Puffin
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Horned Puffin
(Fratercula corniculata)
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Horned Puffin
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Common Murre
(Uria aalge)
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Common Murre
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Thick-billed Murre
(Uria lomvia)
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Thick-billed Murre
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Northern Gannet
(Morus bassanus)
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Northern Gannet
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