Rhinoceros Auklet

Cerorhinca monocerata

Summary 3

L 15” Wt. 1.1lb
Description: Rhinoceros Auklets are a dark sea bird in shades of gray and brown. They have an orange beak and two white stripes on the head during breeding season. A white horn on the head falls off during the non-breeding season. They have a faded stripe on the wing tip, and white belly.

Habitat: Found on the open ocean, only coming to rocky shores to breed.

Fun Facts: Auklets are in the same family as Puffins.

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  2. (c) Rick Leche - Photography, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/64649343@N00/450337335
  3. Adapted by islandstewards from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerorhinca_monocerata

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