Cassin's Auklet
Ptychoramphus aleuticus
- Near threatened
- Card rarity: Uncommon
- Birds
Cassin's auklet is a small, chunky seabird that ranges widely in the North Pacific. It is the only species placed in the genus Ptychoramphus. It nests in small burrows and because of its presence on well studied islands in British Columbia and off California it is one of the better known auks. It is named for the American ornithologist John Cassin.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Alcidae
- Genus
- Ptychoramphus