Crested Auklet Aethia cristatella Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (30)
- Monotypic
Ian L. Jones
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 1993
Text last updated January 1, 1993
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | gavotí emplomallat |
| Croatian | ćubasta njorka |
| Czech | alkounek chocholatý |
| Danish | Toppet Dværgalk |
| Dutch | Kuifalk |
| English | Crested Auklet |
| English (United States) | Crested Auklet |
| French | Starique cristatelle |
| French (France) | Starique cristatelle |
| German | Schopfalk |
| Hebrew | אלקית מצויצת |
| Hungarian | Bóbitás alka |
| Icelandic | Toppklumba |
| Japanese | エトロフウミスズメ |
| Korean | 콧수염바다오리 |
| Lithuanian | Kuoduotoji alkelė |
| Norwegian | toppdvergalke |
| Polish | nurniczek czubaty |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Torda-de-penacho |
| Romanian | Alcă moțată |
| Russian | Большая конюга |
| Serbian | Ćubasta njorčica |
| Slovak | kosierkár veľký |
| Slovenian | Čopasti alk |
| Spanish | Mérgulo Empenachado |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Alquita Crestada |
| Spanish (Spain) | Mérgulo empenachado |
| Swedish | tofsalka |
| Turkish | Kahküllü Alklet |
| Ukrainian | Конюга велика |
Aethia cristatella (Pallas, 1769)
PROTONYM:
Alca cristatella
Pallas, 1769. Spicilegia zoologica, quibus novae imprimis et obscurae animalium species iconibus, descriptionibus atque commentariis illustrantur 1 fasc.5, p.18 pl.3,5 fig.7,8,9.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Hokkaido to Kamchatka.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- AETHIA
- cristatella
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