Sentences with phrase «auklets breed»

Cassin's auklets breed along the Pacific coast, from midways up the Baja California peninsula to Alaska's Aleutian Islands.

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[1] It is an important breeding site for northern elephant seals and the endangered Steller's sea lion, as well as several species of seabirds, including rhinoceros auklets, Brandt's cormorants and western gulls.

Some species, such as the Uria guillemots, nest in large colonies on cliff edges; others, like the Cepphus guillemots, breed in small groups on rocky coasts; and the puffins, auklets and some murrelets nest in burrows.

Unlike many other auks, the Cassin's auklet lacks dramatic breeding plumage, remaining the same over most of the year.

Reproduction The Cassin's auklet may be found in the breeding colony year round.