Cassin's Auklet
Ptychoramphus aleuticus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyAlcidae (Auks, Murres, and Puffins)
- GenusPtychoramphus (Cassin's Auklets)
- SpeciesPtychoramphus aleuticus (Cassin's Auklet)
Closest Relatives at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve
Guadalupe Murrelet
Synthliboramphus hypoleucus
Craveri's Murrelet
Synthliboramphus craveri
Scripps's Murrelet
Synthliboramphus scrippsi
Western Gull
Larus occidentalis
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoa
Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanus
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Kenai Fjords National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Cassin's Auklet in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Cassin's Auklet sighting in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Cassin's Auklet in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?
May has the highest sighting rate for Cassin's Auklet in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.