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Parakeet auklet

Aethia psittacula (Pallas, 1769)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The parakeet auklet (Aethia psittacula) is a species in the family Alcidae, order Charadriiformes. Recorded adults weigh 270 g to 276.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Parakeet auklet (Aethia psittacula)
Photo: Art Sowls, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the parakeet auklet

Weight
270 g – 276.4 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
50.2 cmsrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
marinesrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
35 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Aquaticsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the parakeet auklet?

PARAKEET AUKLET · WINGSPAN 50.2 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 50.2 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the parakeet auklet is about 30% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the parakeet auklet live?

Not recorded

What is the parakeet auklet?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The parakeet auklet (Aethia psittacula) is a small seabird of the North Pacific. Parakeet Auklets used to be placed on its own in the genus Cyclorrhynchus (Kaup, 1829) but recent morphological and genetic evidence suggest it should be placed in the genus Aethia, making them closely related to crested auklets and least auklets. It is associated with the boreal waters of Alaska, Kamchatka and Siberia. It breeds on the cliffs, slopes and boulder fields of offshore islands, generally moving south during the winter.

From the Wikipedia article “Parakeet auklet” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Parakeet_auklet&oldid=1372670214), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the parakeet auklet endangered?

The parakeet auklet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the parakeet auklet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCharadriiformes
  5. familyAlcidae
  6. genusAethia
  7. SpeciesAethia psittacula (Pallas, 1769)

Synonyms Alca psittacula, Cyclorrhynchus psittacula, Cyclorrhynchus psittacula psittacula, Cyclorrhynchus psittacula psittacula, Phaleris psittacula

Other names and names in other languages (45)
  • أويك الببغاءArabic
  • Godog beg tevBreton
  • gavotí cotorraCatalan
  • alkounek papouščíCzech
  • alkoun papouškovitýCzech
  • alkounek papouškovitýCzech
  • PapegøjealkDanish
  • PapegøjalkDanish
  • RotschnabelalkGerman
  • Papaga aŭkoEsperanto
  • papaga aŭketoEsperanto
  • Alcita loritoSpanish
  • Alquita PericoSpanish
  • Mérgulo loritoSpanish
  • papagoiördEstonian
  • punanokkakiislanenFinnish
  • Punanokkakiislanen PapukaijaruokkiFinnish
  • Starique perroquetFrench
  • Falcóigín phearaicíteachIrish
  • אלקית דררתיתHebrew
  • papigasta njorkaCroatian
  • papagájalkaHungarian
  • PáklumbaIcelandic
  • Alchetta psittacinaItalian
  • Alca minore pappagalloItalian
  • ウミオウムJapanese
  • dailiasnapė alkelėLithuanian
  • apaļknābja alciņšLatvian
  • papegaaialkDutch
  • Papegaai-alkDutch
  • papegøyealkeNorwegian
  • nurniczek krasnodziobyPolish
  • torda-papagaioPortuguese
  • mérgulo-papagaioPortuguese
  • БелобрюшкаRussian
  • PáhpegoihálkaNorthern Sami
  • kosierkár oblozobýSlovak
  • topokljuni alkSlovenian
  • Papagajska njorčicaSerbian
  • papegojalkaSwedish
  • Papağan dalıcımartıTurkish
  • Papağan Gagalı AlkletTurkish
  • білочеревецьUkrainian
  • 白腹海雀Chinese
  • 白腹小海鸚Chinese

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Relatives of the parakeet auklet

Other species in the same genus Aethia.

CompareParakeet auklet vs Crested aukletParakeet auklet vs Least aukletParakeet auklet vs Whiskered aukletParakeet auklet vs Aethia barnesi

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the parakeet auklet?

An adult parakeet auklet weighs 270 g – 276.4 g and has a wingspan of 50.2 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the parakeet auklet endangered?

The parakeet auklet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the parakeet auklet?

The parakeet auklet (Aethia psittacula) belongs to the family Alcidae in the order Charadriiformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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BibTeX
@misc{parakeet_auklet_2026,
  title = {Parakeet auklet (Aethia psittacula)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/parakeet-auklet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}