Black Bent vs Crested Auklet

Agrostis gigantea compared with Aethia cristatella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	Crested Auklet
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Aves (นก)
Order	Poales (อันดับหญ้า)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Alcidae
Genus	Agrostis	Aethia
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Aethia cristatella

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Crested Auklet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	Crested Auklet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Bent

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Crested Auklet

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United Kingdom.

Black Bent

The Black Bent (Agrostis gigantea) is a species in the genus Agrostis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇬🇧 United Kingdom