Species profile
Parakeet Auklet
Aethia psittacula
Quick answer
N Pacific and Bering Sea; winters to Japan and s California
- Scientific name
- Aethia psittacula
- Family
- Alcidae
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Genus
- Aethia
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Parakeet Auklet in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.