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Photo by Glen Tepke
St. Paul, Pribilof Islands, Alaska, USA, 28 June 2007
Aethia pygmaea

Identification

16cm. White and black plumes of feathers on the head, short and orange bill, yellow eye. Young birds are very drab and lack the ornate feather plumes and orange bill of the adult.

Distribution

Aleutian Islands, Alaska and on some islands off Siberia. Winters south to Japan.

Taxonomy

This species is monotypic.[1]

Habitat

Open ocean.

Behaviour

  • Breeding: 1 egg is laid in a rocky crevice and is incubated by both parents who also feed the young.
  • Diet: Includes crustaceans and krill. They feed within 16 km of land.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.

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