Crested auklet

The Crested Auklet is recognized primarily by two characters in the breeding season. The first is its 'crest', a group of bristle feathers located above its eye on the top of its head. The second is a social odor that the auklets produce during the breeding season, which has been described as smelling like tangerines.

The Crested auklet is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

A female and male crested auklet, left, engage in alloanointing on St. Lawrence Island in June of 2007. During courtship, females and males intertwine necks, an embrace that helps to distribute the citrus scent in their feathers. Credit: Hector Douglas/UAF Don't click off yet - you're not about to read those sticky porn posts that can gag your trusty Internet filter. But you will find what passes for auklet bliss on the rocky shores of the Bering Sea. More

The Crested Auklet is a small, odd-looking seabird that breeds in colonies on remote islands and coastlines around the Bering Sea and winters in flocks on nearby waters. Its conspicuous crest ornament is present in both sexes and varies in size both within and between age groups. Crested Auklets are socially monogamous; both sexes prefer mates with large crests, an example confirming Darwin’s theory of mutual sexual selection. More

The Crested Auklet (Aethia cristatella) is a small seabird of the family Alcidae which nests in huge colonies (>1 million individuals) in the Bering Sea and Sea of Okhotsk. They often breed in mixed-species colonies with Least Auklets, their smaller congener. The Crested Auklet is recognized primarily by two characters in the breeding season. The first is its 'crest', a group of bristle feathers located above its eye on the top of its head. More

graduate student who studies crested auklets at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. DOUGLAS: "Years ago, when I first started working in the Aleutians, I went out to a colony of auklets on Kiska Island, which is toward the western end of the Aleutians. One of the largest seabird colonies known to science occurs there. Well, it was quite an amazing introduction to the Aleutians, to be in the midst of this colony comprised of approximately 2 1/2 million auklets. More

Crested Auklet: Small, oddly attired seabird of Arctic waters with dark gray body. Head has a strange, smiling orange bill, quail-like crest, bright yellow-white eyes and white eye plumes. Sexes are similar. Winter adult has reduced dingy orange bill and smaller crest. Juvenile lacks crest and has dark gray-orange bill. Range and Habitat Crested Auklet: Breeds in the Aleutians and other islands and coasts around Bering Sea. More

Three Crested Auklet seabirds spend their nesting time on the rock cliffs on the Aleutian Islands in Alaska, USA and the islands in the Bering Sea. Crested Auklet seabirds are a smaller type of bird who nest in large colonies on the Aleutian... photo of Aethia Cristatella Picture Aethia Cristatella Picture Bird colony in Alaska Crested Auklet (Aethia cristatella) Adult bird nests in Aleutian Islands and islands in the Bering... More

HW0007N001A pair of Crested Auklets perched on a St. George Island sea cliff in early Summer, Southwest Alaska 152OT HW0006D001 View PreviewAdd to LightboxAdd to Cart Buy Prints & Gifts152OT HW0006D001Group of Least Auklets perched on the rocky cliff, St. More

Crested Auklets have short stubby bodies with relatively long slender wings. Their uniformly slate-gray or black plumage is very dense. Their webbed feet are black and their eyes yellow. In breeding season their small thick bills are bright orange-red with a colored plate at the corners. More

aviculturists who take care of our Crested Auklets can tell who's who by feathering, proportions, and especially behaviors. More

Crested auklets produce a citrus-like odor that repels parasites. The theory follows that the stronger the odor, the better physical condition the bird is in, and thus, the better mate it will make. Fact File - * * Length: 10. More

Crested auklets on rocks 2. Crested auklets on rocks Pair of crested auklets on Kiska Island 3. Pair of crested auklets on Kiska Island Crested Auklet, Kiska Island, Alaska 4. Crested Auklet, Kiska Island, Alaska - Crested Auklets 5. Crested Auklets Crested Auklet 6. More

Pair of crested auklets on Kiska Island 4. Pair of crested auklets on Kiska Island - Crested auklets on rocks 5. Crested auklets on rocks Double-crested cormorant 6. Double-crested cormorant Natural history of the National Conservation Training Center property 7. Natural history of the National Conservation Training Center property Crested Auklets 8. More

Crested auklets recuperating after being rescued in Unalaska Island, Alaska oil spill. (Jay Holcomb/IBRRC) Common name: Crested auklet Latin name: Aethia cristatella Family: Alcidae Length: 9-10" (23-26 cm) Wing span: 14" (36 cm) Weight: 9. More

larger Crested Auklet in appearance and habits. * Rhinoceros Auklet Cerorhinca monocerata Rhinoceros Auklet Cerorhinca monocerata .... Habitat Feeds on fish offshore; digs deep burrows in grassy or timbered headlands. Nesting 1 white egg, often spotted, in a burrow. Nests in colonies, sometimes in large numbers. Range Breeds from Aleutians south to central California. More

A University of Alaska researcher used Crested Auklet decoys in a study where he was investigating the importance of the scent the male emits to attract a female during breeding. More

Crested AukletThe crested auklet is a stocky seabird that is about nine inches tall. It has dark brown to black feathers. In breeding season it has a white plume beside its eyes and a crest of feathers that curls forward on the top of its head. It has a bright orange bill, a very short tail and webbed black feet. Males and females look the same. More

The crested auklet nests on island coasts with lots of rocks and boulders. Diet The crested auklet eats plankton. Life Cycle crested aukletThe crested auklet nests in large colonies. The female crested auklet usually lays just one egg in the boulders and crevices in cliffs. The egg hatches in a little over a month. The auklet stores plankton in a pouch under its tongue to feed to the chick. More

The Crested Auklet is black above and dark gray below, with an orange bill, and several feather plumes on its head (all dark feathers except the one that protrudes from the rear of the eye). The similar Parakeet Auklet is white below, and the very similar Whiskered Auklet has two white plumes in front of the eye as well. Crested Auklets breed on the islands of the Bering Sea, where they nest and roost on cliff faces. More

The Crested Auklet nests in huge colonies in the Bering Sea and Sea of Okhotsk. birdy birdlol 2 1 Tags: bird, photography More great stuff: 1. Orlando Why so serious birdy? Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0 Sep 9, 2009 2. More

The Crested Auklet is recognized primarily by two characters in the breeding season. The first is its 'crest', a group of bristle feathers located above its eye on the top of its head. The second is a social odor that the auklets produce during the breeding season, which has been described as smelling like tangerines. The Crested Auklet is a small seabird of the family Alcidae which nests in huge colonies in the Bering Sea and Sea of Okhotsk. More