Parakeet Auklet
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61.mpg
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Digital file - default
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Title |
Parakeet Auklet |
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Creator |
Topp, Roger |
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Contributors |
Northern Journeys
Topp, Roger (Photography and Editing). Produced with kind assistance of Daria Dirks and support from the Tanadgusix Native Corporation. |
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Collection Name |
Education Multimedia |
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Identifier |
UAM-ED03-V01-0009 |
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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. |
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Location |
St. Paul Island (Alaska) |
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Region |
Western Alaska and Aleutian Islands |
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Time Period |
1959 and later |
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Date.original |
June 2003 |
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Type |
Moving images |
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Ordering and Use |
Terms of Copyright and Use: http://www.uaf.edu/museum/collections/vilda-rights/ |
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Holding Institution |
UA Museum of the North, P.O. Box 756960, 907 Yukon Dr., Fairbanks, Alaska 99775-6960 mailto:UA-museumlearn@alaska.edu |
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