Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Auks, Murres and Puffins :: Rhinoceros Auklet

Rhinoceros Auklet Cerorhinca monocerata

Described by: Pallas (1811)
Alternate common name(s): Horn-billed Auk, Unicorn Auk
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Monterey Bay, Monterey County, California, USA - Apr 9, 2006 © William Hull  Monterey Bay, Monterey County, California, USA - Apr 9, 2006 © William Hull  Monterey Bay, Monterey County, California, USA - Apr 9, 2006 © William Hull  Monterey Bay, Monterey County, California, USA - Apr 23, 2006 © Glen Tepke  Pacific Ocean, near Southwest Farallon Island, about 30 miles west of San Francisco, California, USA - Aug 2, 2008 © Glen Tepke 
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Range

N. Pacific Ocean;
Coasts of Siberia, Sakhalin Is., s. Kuril Is., e. Korea, Japan, the Aleutian Is., sc. and se. Alaska (Barren Is, Middleton Is., St. Lazaria Is. and Forrester Is.), w. Canada and w. United States (Farallon Is. off c. California).
Winters s. to Japan and Baja.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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