Cassin’s Auklet

E351129

alcid auk bird species seabird

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.

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All labels observed (2)

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

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	alcid ⓘ auk ⓘ bird species ⓘ seabird ⓘ
activityPattern	nocturnal ⓘ
billColor	dark bill ⓘ
binomialName	Ptychoramphus ⓘ surface form: Ptychoramphus aleuticus
bodyLength	about 20 cm ⓘ
breedingHabitat	offshore islands ⓘ rocky islets ⓘ
breedingRange	Aleutian Islands ⓘ British Columbia coast ⓘ Channel Islands of California ⓘ surface form: California offshore islands Gulf of Alaska ⓘ Oregon Coast ⓘ surface form: Oregon coast Washington Coast ⓘ surface form: Washington coast
breedingSystem	monogamous ⓘ
class	Aves ⓘ
clutchSize	one egg per breeding attempt ⓘ
commonName	Cassin’s Auklet self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Cassin’s auklet
conservationStatus	Least Concern ⓘ
conservationStatusSystem	IUCN Red List of Threatened Species ⓘ surface form: 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	Pacific Ocean ⓘ surface form: North 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 ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cassin’s auklet