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Kittlitz's Murrelet

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The Kittlitz's Murrelet, (Brachyramphus brevirostris) is a small alcid found in the waters off Alaska and Eastern Siberia. This critically endangered species is, like the closely related Marbled ...

Xantus's Murrelet (Synthliboramphus hypoleucus) is a small seabird found in the California Current system in the Pacific Ocean. This auk breeds on islands off California and Mexico. It is threatened ...

Whiskered Auklet

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The Whiskered Auklet, Aethia pygmaea, is a small seabird of the auk family. It has a more restricted range than other members of its genus, Aethia, living only around the Aleutian Islands and on some ...

Least Auklet

Animals; Birds

The Least Auklet, Aethia pusilla, is a seabird and the smallest species of auk. It the most abundant seabird in North America, and one of the most abundant in the world, with a population of around ...

Long-billed Murrelet

Animals; Birds

The Long-billed Murrelet (Brachyramphus perdix) is a small seabird from the North Pacific. It is an unusual member of the auk family, often nesting far inland in old growth forests.

Brünnich's Murre

Animals; Birds

The Thick-billed Murre or Brünnich's Guillemot (Uria lomvia) is a bird in the auk family (Alcidae). The very deeply black North Pacific subspecies Uria lomvia arra is also called Pallas' Murre. It ...

Spectacled Guillemot

Animals; Birds

The Spectacled, or Sooty Guillemot, Cepphus carbo, is a seabird in the auk family. The Spectacled Guillemot's range is restricted to the northwestern Pacific Ocean.