Least Auklet

Aethia pusilla

Least Concern

The Least Auklet is a tiny, highly social auklet of the Bering Sea and North Pacific. It nests in huge colonies among talus slopes and feeds offshore on copepods and other small planktonic prey. Its enormous population supports a Least Concern status.

Family

Alcidae

Group

Auks, Murres, and Puffins

Range

Least Auklet Range — Bering Sea and North Pacific colonies from Alaska to eastern Siberia

Population

≈ 20M

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