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