large population, this is largely due to their remote breeding and wintering. However, the parakeet auklet still faces issues caused by marine pollution and ingestion of small plastics. Status and conservation The parakeet auklet is not considered threatened, there are estimated to be over a million individuals in the North Pacific. It is not thought to have declined recently, but may be threatened in the future by introduced predators and oil spills. References Collinson, Martin. 2006. [http://www.britishbirds.co.uk/search?id=9283 Splitting headaches? Recent taxonomic changes affecting the British and Western Palaearctic lists] British Birds 99: 306-323. del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. and Ssargatal, J. (eds.) 1996 Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 3: Hoatzin to Auks. Lynx Edicions: Barcelona, Spain. Harrison, P.. 1983. Seabirds, an Identification Guide. Houghton Mufflin Co.: Boston, USA. 448pp. "National Geographic" Field Guide to the Birds of North America Sibley, D.A. 2001. The Sibley Guide to Birds. Alfred Knopf: New York, USA. External links Parakeet auklet images http://tsuru-bird.net/image.htm Copyright 2009 - Monte M. Taylor parakeet auklet parakeet auklet Birds of the Aleutian Islands parakeet auklet Taxa named by Peter Simon Pallas