Whiskered Auklet
Aethia pygmaea
Family: Auks, murres, and puffins
Whiskered Auklet is one of the species in the BirdGuess catalog. The daily puzzle hides a photo and opens it in pieces. You get five guesses.
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Whiskered auklets feed in the inshore zone, usually within 16 km of land, where tidal currents concentrate their prey into dense swarms.
They feed predominantly on copepods during the summer months, mostly on the species Neocalanus plumchrus; and switching to euphausiid krill in the fall and winter.
The whiskers have been shown to help them sense their way to and out of their nests at night.
Past answer
- BirdGuess #3 · Sep 1, 2026