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Aethia pusilla
Photo by martinuk
shot in the Pribilof Islands, Alaska

Identification

Distribution

North America, islands of Alaska and Siberia

Taxonomy

Habitat

Rocky crevices

Behaviour

They nest in rocky crevices in colonies of up to a million birds. 1 egg is laid in the crevice and incubated for a month by both parents.

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