Family

Alcidae

21 species · Animals

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Spectacled Guillemot

Cepphus carbo Pallas, 1811

Cepphus carbo, the spectacled guillemot, is a 38 cm seabird found in the northwestern Pacific Ocean with distinct plumage variations.

Pigeon Guillemot

Cepphus columba Pallas, 1811

Cepphus columba, the pigeon guillemot, is a medium-sized auk found across the Northern Pacific, adapted for diving and living along coastal rocky habitats.

Black Guillemot

Cepphus grylle (Linnaeus, 1758)

Cepphus grylle, the black guillemot, is a circumpolar medium-sized auk native to northern Atlantic and Arctic coastal waters.

Razorbill

Alca torda Linnaeus, 1758

Alca torda, the razorbill, is a North Atlantic auk with distinct breeding plumage and female-enforced lifelong monogamy.

Atlantic Puffin

Fratercula arctica (Linnaeus, 1758)

This is a detailed description of the Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica), covering its appearance, distribution, reproduction, and feeding habits.

Horned Puffin

Fratercula corniculata (J.F.Naumann, 1821)

Fratercula corniculata, the horned puffin, is a North Pacific seabird with distinctive markings, nesting on rocky cliffs.

Tufted Puffin

Fratercula cirrhata (Pallas, 1769)

Fratercula cirrhata, the tufted puffin, is the largest puffin species that breeds in North Pacific coastal areas and winters at sea.

Thick-billed Murre

Uria lomvia (Linnaeus, 1758)

Uria lomvia, the thick-billed murre, is a large Northern Hemisphere alcid that dives deeply to forage for food at sea.

Common Murre

Uria aalge (Pontoppidan, 1763)

Uria aalge, the common murre, is a medium-sized seabird with documented distribution, feeding habits, and human use.

garlic mustard

Alle alle (Linnaeus, 1758)

Alle alle, the little auk, is a small Atlantic auk with distinct plumage, that hunts underwater for mostly crustacean prey.

Marbled Murrelet

Brachyramphus marmoratus (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)

The marbled murrelet is a small North Pacific auk that nests mainly in coastal old-growth forests and feeds at sea on small fish and invertebrates.

Kittlitz's Murrelet

Brachyramphus brevirostris (Vigors, 1829)

Kittlitz's murrelet is a small compact auk that lives and breeds mainly in Alaskan coastal areas, also nesting in Siberia.

Crested Auklet

Aethia cristatella (Pallas, 1769)

Aethia cristatella, the crested auklet, is a small seabird found in northern Pacific waters with distinct breeding season traits.

Parakeet Auklet

Aethia psittacula (Pallas, 1769)

Aethia psittacula, the parakeet auklet, is a small 23 cm auk with an upturned orange bill that is highly vocal at the nest.

Least Auklet

Aethia pusilla (Pallas, 1811)

The least auklet (Aethia pusilla) is the world's smallest auk, an abundant North Pacific seabird with around nine million individuals.

Cassin's Auklet

Ptychoramphus aleuticus (Pallas, 1811)

Cassin's auklet (Ptychoramphus aleuticus) is the only species in its genus, a small North Pacific seabird with two recognized living subspecies.

Rhinoceros Auklet

Cerorhinca monocerata (Pallas, 1811)

Cerorhinca monocerata, the rhinoceros auklet, is the only extant puffin relative in its genus native to the North Pacific.

Ancient Murrelet

Synthliboramphus antiquus (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)

Ancient murrelet (Synthliboramphus antiquus) is a small auk with distinct plumage, the only bird that crosses the entire North Pacific.

Craveri's Murrelet

Synthliboramphus craveri (Salvadori, 1866)

Craveri's murrelet is a small auk, distinguishable from the closely related Scripps's murrelet by multiple physical and behavioral traits.

Scripps's Murrelet

Synthliboramphus scrippsi (Green & Arnold, 1939)

Synthliboramphus scrippsi is a small black-and-white auk that breeds off southern California and Baja California, dispersing north to British Columbia after breeding.