Cassin's Auklet

Ptychoramphus aleuticus

Order

CHARADRIIFORMES

Family

Auks, Murres and Puffins (Alcidae)

Code 4

CAAU

Code 6

PTYALE

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: All-purpose
Eye Color: Dark brown through fledging, becoming white at maturity.
Head Pattern: Eyering
Crown Color: Dark Gray
Forehead Color: Dark Gray
Nape Color: Dark Gray
Throat Color: Pale Gray
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 23 cm (9 in)
Weight: 187 g (6.6 oz)
Size: 3. Medium (9 - 16 in)
Color Primary: Gray
Underparts: Pale gray and white.
Upperparts: Dark Gray
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Rapid direct flight.
Wingspan Range: 34 cm (13.5 in)
Wing Shape: Tapered-Wings
Tail Shape: Squared Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: Dark Gray
Under Tail: Dark Gray
Leg Color: Gray

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