Rhinoceros Auklet Photo Gallery
Breeding adult
Medium-sized stocky seabird. Breeding adults have a characteristic "horn" that protrudes from its orange bill and two white plumes on its face. Dark gray above and paler gray below.
© Eric Ellingson / Macaulay LibraryWashington, March 20, 2020Nonbreeding adult/immature
Nonbreeding birds appear dark overall. Some nonbreeding birds may have reduced white plumes on the face.
© Scott Olmstead / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, October 13, 2018Breeding adult
© Timothy Barksdale / Macaulay LibraryWashington, July 18, 1994Not all videos have soundBreeding adult
Stocky seabird with a portly whitish belly. Flight often looks labored.
© Thomas Ford-Hutchinson / Macaulay LibraryBritish Columbia, April 11, 2015Breeding adult
Breeding adults have a characteristic "horn" that protrudes from its orange bill. White facial plumes not always visible on breeding birds. Note yellow eye.
© Liron Gertsman / Macaulay LibraryBritish Columbia, August 18, 2016Breeding adult
Rarely glides when flying, instead continuously flaps its wings, flying low over the water.
© Tom Johnson / Macaulay LibraryAlaska, June 11, 2017Compare with Similar Species
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Species in This Family
Auks, Murres, and Puffins(Order: Charadriiformes, Family: Alcidae)
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