Least auklet

Least auklet
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Alcidae
Genus: Aethia
Species:
A. pusilla
Binomial name
Aethia pusilla
(Pallas, 1811)

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.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Aethia pusilla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22694921A168850125. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22694921A168850125.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.