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Title	Parakeet Auklet
Creator	Topp, Roger
Contributors	Northern Journeys Topp, Roger (Photography and Editing). Produced with kind assistance of Daria Dirks and support from the Tanadgusix Native Corporation.
Collection Name	Education Multimedia
Identifier	UAM-ED03-V01-0009
Description	Topp, Roger (photographer). Video, 31 seconds MPG format. Over 90% of the world's Parakeet Auklets occur in the Bering Sea region. Most nest in small, scattered groups or as solitary pairs, but some 150,000 birds nest on St. George Island in the Pribilofs, which is the center of abundance for this species. The Parakeet Auklet nests in crevices in precipitous rock faces, such as rocky outcrops, fractured pinnacles, and sea cliffs. It also nests in rocky talus, where it may occur in mixed colonies with other auklets. The clutch consists of only one egg, which is laid on bare ground. Primarily an offshore feeder, this auklet forages mostly on planktonic crustaceans, especially euphausiids, amphipods, and copepods; but on the Pribilofs it also takes larval pollock. Prey capture is by pursuit diving, and food is carried to the nestlings in specialized gular (throat) pouches.
Location	St. Paul Island (Alaska)
Region	Western Alaska and Aleutian Islands
Time Period	1959 and later
Date.original	June 2003
Type	Moving images
Ordering and Use	Terms of Copyright and Use; http://www.uaf.edu/museum/molinet/copyright.html
Holding Institution	UA Museum of the North, P.O. Box 756960, 907 Yukon Dr., Fairbanks, Alaska 99775-6960 mailto:museum.education@uaf.edu
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