Parakeet Auklet Aethia psittacula Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (29)
- Monotypic
Ian L. Jones, Nikolai B. Konyukhov, Jeffrey C. Williams, and G. Vernon Byrd
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2001
Text last updated January 1, 2001
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | gavotí cotorra |
| Croatian | papigasta njorka |
| Czech | alkounek papouščí |
| Danish | Papegøjealk |
| Dutch | Papegaaialk |
| English | Parakeet Auklet |
| English (United States) | Parakeet Auklet |
| French | Starique perroquet |
| French (France) | Starique perroquet |
| German | Rotschnabelalk |
| Hebrew | אלקית דררתית |
| Hungarian | Törpealka |
| Icelandic | Páklumba |
| Japanese | ウミオウム |
| Lithuanian | Dailiasnapė alkelė |
| Norwegian | papegøyealke |
| Polish | nurniczek krasnodzioby |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Torda-papagaio |
| Romanian | Alcă papagal |
| Russian | Белобрюшка |
| Serbian | Papagajska njorčica |
| Slovak | kosierkár oblozobý |
| Slovenian | Topokljuni alk |
| Spanish | Mérgulo Lorito |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Alquita Perico |
| Spanish (Spain) | Mérgulo lorito |
| Swedish | papegojalka |
| Turkish | Papağan Gagalı Alklet |
| Ukrainian | Білочеревець |
Aethia psittacula (Pallas, 1769)
PROTONYM:
Alca psittacula
Pallas, 1769. Spicilegia zoologica, quibus novae imprimis et obscurae animalium species iconibus, descriptionibus atque commentariis illustrantur 1 fasc.5, p.13 pl.2,5 fig.4,5,6.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Kamchatka and islands toward Japan and North America.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- AETHIA
- PSITTACULA
- psittacula
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Parakeet Auklet
