Crested auklets are native to the Nearctic and Palearctic. They are common on remote islands and coastal areas in the Bering Sea and North Pacific (Jones 1993). They inhabit coastlines outside the Americas on the Chukotski peninsula in Eastern Siberia, Kurile Island, and other islands in the Okhotsk Sea. This species can sometimes be found wintering as far south Northern Japan (Jones 1993).
Biogeographic Regions: nearctic (Native ); palearctic (Native )
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Bibliographic Citation: Shifflett, M. 2009. "Aethia cristatella" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed April 27, 2013 at
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