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Razorbill
Alca torda Linnaeus, 1758
Alca torda, the razorbill, is a North Atlantic auk with distinct breeding plumag…
Atlantic Puffin
Fratercula arctica (Linnaeus, 1758)
This is a detailed description of the Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica), cove…
Horned Puffin
Fratercula corniculata (J.F.Naumann, 1821)
Fratercula corniculata, the horned puffin, is a North Pacific seabird with disti…
Tufted Puffin
Fratercula cirrhata (Pallas, 1769)
Fratercula cirrhata, the tufted puffin, is the largest puffin species that breed…
Thick-billed Murre
Uria lomvia (Linnaeus, 1758)
Uria lomvia, the thick-billed murre, is a large Northern Hemisphere alcid that d…
Common Murre
Uria aalge (Pontoppidan, 1763)
Uria aalge, the common murre, is a medium-sized seabird with documented distribu…
garlic mustard
Alle alle (Linnaeus, 1758)
Alle alle, the little auk, is a small Atlantic auk with distinct plumage, that h…
Marbled Murrelet
Brachyramphus marmoratus (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)
The marbled murrelet is a small North Pacific auk that nests mainly in coastal o…
Kittlitz's Murrelet
Brachyramphus brevirostris (Vigors, 1829)
Kittlitz's murrelet is a small compact auk that lives and breeds mainly in Alask…
Crested Auklet
Aethia cristatella (Pallas, 1769)
Aethia cristatella, the crested auklet, is a small seabird found in northern Pac…
Parakeet Auklet
Aethia psittacula (Pallas, 1769)
Aethia psittacula, the parakeet auklet, is a small 23 cm auk with an upturned or…
Least Auklet
Aethia pusilla (Pallas, 1811)
The least auklet (Aethia pusilla) is the world's smallest auk, an abundant North…
Cassin's Auklet
Ptychoramphus aleuticus (Pallas, 1811)
Cassin's auklet (Ptychoramphus aleuticus) is the only species in its genus, a sm…
Rhinoceros Auklet
Cerorhinca monocerata (Pallas, 1811)
Cerorhinca monocerata, the rhinoceros auklet, is the only extant puffin relative…
Ancient Murrelet
Synthliboramphus antiquus (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)
Ancient murrelet (Synthliboramphus antiquus) is a small auk with distinct plumag…
Craveri's Murrelet
Synthliboramphus craveri (Salvadori, 1866)
Craveri's murrelet is a small auk, distinguishable from the closely related Scri…
Scripps's Murrelet
Synthliboramphus scrippsi (Green & Arnold, 1939)
Synthliboramphus scrippsi is a small black-and-white auk that breeds off souther…
Guadalupe Murrelet
Synthliboramphus hypoleucus (Xantus de Vesey, 1860)
Synthliboramphus hypoleucus is a small black-and-white auk that breeds off weste…
Snowy Sheathbill
Chionis albus (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)
Chionis albus, the snowy sheathbill, is a white Antarctic bird that spends most …
Crab-Plover
Dromas ardeola Paykull, 1805
Dromas ardeola (crab-plover) is a distinctive Indian Ocean wader specialized for…
Black Oystercatcher
Haematopus bachmani Audubon, 1838
Haematopus bachmani, the black oystercatcher, is a large distinctive shorebird w…
African Oystercatcher
Haematopus moquini Bonaparte, 1856
Haematopus moquini, the African oystercatcher, is a large black wader native to …
American Oystercatcher
Haematopus palliatus Temminck, 1820
Haematopus palliatus, the American oystercatcher, is a distinctive black-and-whi…
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegus Linnaeus, 1758
Haematopus ostralegus, the Eurasian oystercatcher, is a large black-and-white mi…
