Parakeet Auklet

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(New page: '''Common Name:''' Parakeet Auklet '''Scientific Name:''' Aethia psittacula '''Size:''' 10 inches (25.4 cm) '''Habitat:''' North Pacific: found in the boreal waters of Alaska and Kamcha...)
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'''Common Name:''' Parakeet Auklet
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'''Common Name:''' Parakeet Auklet<br>
'''Scientific Name:''' Aethia psittacula
'''Scientific Name:''' Aethia psittacula
'''Habitat:''' North Pacific: found in the boreal waters of Alaska and Kamchatka and Siberia. It breeds on the cliffs, slopes and boulder fields of offshore islands, generally moving south during the winter.
'''Habitat:''' North Pacific: found in the boreal waters of Alaska and Kamchatka and Siberia. It breeds on the cliffs, slopes and boulder fields of offshore islands, generally moving south during the winter.
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'''Status:''' Not Threatened; there are estimated to be over a million individuals in the North Pacific. It is not thought to have declined recently, but may be threatened in the future by introduced predators, oil spills and food shortages caused by global warming.
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'''Status:''' Least Concern. '''Global Population:''' 1,200,000 mature individuals. It is not thought to have declined recently, but may be threatened in the future by introduced predators, oil spills and food shortages caused by global warming.
'''Diet:''' Euphausiids, copepods and amphipods. Recent research shows it also preys on jellyfish in some areas. It often feeds at a considerable distance from the colony, diving up to 30 m to reach its prey.
'''Diet:''' Euphausiids, copepods and amphipods. Recent research shows it also preys on jellyfish in some areas. It often feeds at a considerable distance from the colony, diving up to 30 m to reach its prey.
Its wing beats are slower than other auklets.
Its wing beats are slower than other auklets.
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