This article is about a family of birds. For the ornithological journal, see The Auk. For other meanings, see AUK.
"Auklet" redirects here. For the fishery patrol vessel, see USFS Auklet.
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Parakeet auklets (Aethia psittacula)
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Charadriiformes
Suborder:
Lari
Family:
Alcidae Leach, 1820
Type species
Alca torda
Linnaeus, 1758
Subfamilies
Alcinae Leach, 1820
Fraterculinae Strauch, 1985
An auk or alcid is a bird of the family Alcidae in the order Charadriiformes.[1] The alcid family includes the murres, guillemots, auklets, puffins, and murrelets. The family contains 25 extant or recently extinct species that are divided into 11 genera.[1][2]
Apart from the extinct great auk, all auks can fly, and are excellent swimmers and divers (appearing to "fly" in water), but their walking appears clumsy.
^ abMyers, P.; Espinosa, R.; Parr, C. S.; Jones, T.; Hammond, G. S.; Dewey, T. A. (2022). "Alcidae". Animal Diversity Web. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
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