Cassin’s Auklet

E351129

Cassin’s Auklet is a small, nocturnal seabird of the auk family found along the North Pacific coast, known for nesting in burrows on offshore islands and feeding on zooplankton.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Cassin’s Auklet canonical 2
Cassin's auklet 1
Cassin’s auklet 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (57)

Predicate Object
instanceOf alcid ⓘ
auk ⓘ
bird species ⓘ
seabird ⓘ
activityPattern nocturnal ⓘ
billColor dark bill ⓘ
binomialName Ptychoramphus aleuticus ⓘ
linked to: Ptychoramphus
bodyLength about 20 cm ⓘ
breedingHabitat offshore islands ⓘ
rocky islets ⓘ
breedingRange Aleutian Islands ⓘ
British Columbia coast ⓘ
California offshore islands ⓘ
Gulf of Alaska ⓘ
Oregon coast ⓘ
linked to: Oregon Coast

Washington coast ⓘ
linked to: Washington Coast
breedingSystem monogamous ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
clutchSize one egg per breeding attempt ⓘ
commonName Cassin’s auklet ⓘ
linked to: Cassin’s Auklet
conservationStatus Least Concern ⓘ
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List ⓘ
diet copepods ⓘ
krill ⓘ
zooplankton ⓘ
ecologicalRole prey for larger marine predators ⓘ
zooplankton predator ⓘ
eyeColor pale eye ⓘ
family Alcidae ⓘ
foragingStrategy pursuit diving ⓘ
underwater wing-propelled diving ⓘ
genus Ptychoramphus ⓘ
geographicDistribution North Pacific Ocean ⓘ
linked to: Pacific Ocean

Pacific coast of North America ⓘ
habitat continental shelf waters ⓘ
open ocean ⓘ
incubationType biparental incubation ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
largestColonyLocation Triangle Island, British Columbia ⓘ
migrationPattern partially migratory ⓘ
namedAfter John Cassin ⓘ
nestingSite artificial nest boxes ⓘ
burrows ⓘ
rock crevices ⓘ
order Charadriiformes ⓘ
parentalCare both parents feed chick ⓘ
parentTaxon Alcidae ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
plumageColor paler gray underparts ⓘ
slate-gray upperparts ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
threat climate-driven changes in zooplankton ⓘ
introduced predators at colonies ⓘ
light pollution near colonies ⓘ
oil spills ⓘ
vocalizationContext nocturnal calls at colonies ⓘ
wingspan about 34–38 cm ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

John Cassin → knownFor → Cassin’s Auklet ⓘ
John Cassin → hasPartNamedAfter → Cassin’s Auklet ⓘ
Cassin’s Auklet → commonName → Cassin’s auklet ⓘ
linked to: Cassin’s Auklet
Gulf of the Farallones → supportsSpecies → Cassin's auklet ⓘ
linked to: Cassin’s Auklet
Farallon National Wildlife Refuge → hostsSpecies → cassin's auklet ⓘ
linked to: Cassin’s Auklet