Least Auklet

When to see the Least Auklet

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 5 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is June, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Least Auklet

The map shades 3 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Recorded as a rare visitor in South Korea.

About the Least Auklet

The least auklet 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. Their largest colonies are on the Aleutian Islands, St. Lawrence Island and Little Diomede Island.

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Easily confused with

Crested AukletAethia cristatellaThe crested auklet can measure 18–27 cm (7.1–10.6 in) in length, 34–50 cm (13–20 in) in wingspan and weigh 195–330 g (6.9–11.6 oz). Parakeet AukletAethia psittaculaThe parakeet auklet is a small (23 cm) auk with a short orange bill that is upturned to give the bird its curious fixed expression. Whiskered AukletAethia pygmaeaAn odd characteristic of this bird, which is also shared with the crested auklet, is that its plumage smells of citrus.