Cassin's Auklet Ptychoramphus aleuticus Scientific name definitions
- NT Near Threatened
- Names (22)
- Subspecies (2)
David G. Ainley, D. A. Manuwal, Josh Adams, and A. C. Thoresen
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 29, 2011
Text last updated July 29, 2011
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | gavotí de Cassin |
| Croatian | smeđoprsa njorka |
| Czech | alkoun aleutský |
| Dutch | Cassinalk |
| English | Cassin's Auklet |
| English (United States) | Cassin's Auklet |
| French | Starique de Cassin |
| French (France) | Starique de Cassin |
| German | Aleutenalk |
| Icelandic | Skerjaklumba |
| Japanese | アメリカウミスズメ |
| Norwegian | sotalke |
| Polish | nurniczek ciemny |
| Russian | Алеутская конюга |
| Serbian | Kasinova njorčica |
| Slovak | brvalka popolavá |
| Spanish | Mérgulo Sombrío |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Alquita Oscura |
| Spanish (Spain) | Mérgulo sombrío |
| Swedish | sotalka |
| Turkish | Dumanlı Alk |
| Ukrainian | Пижик алеутський |
Ptychoramphus aleuticus (Pallas, 1811)
PROTONYM:
Uria Aleutica
Pallas, 1811. Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica, sistens omnium animalium in extenso Imperio Rossico (etc.) 2, p.370.
TYPE LOCALITY:
'Russis ad Oceanum Orientalum' = North Pacific Ocean.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- PTYCHORAMPHUS
- aleutica / aleuticus
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
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- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Breeding and year-round range of Cassin's Auklet.
Southern populations appear to be sedentary, northern populations migratory, but data are needed to clarify movements.
