Alcidae
Cepphus carbo Pallas, 1811
Cepphus carbo Pallas, 1811
Cepphus carbo, the spectacled guillemot, is a 38 cm seabird found in the northwestern Pacific Ocean with distinct plumage variations.
Cepphus columba Pallas, 1811
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.
Cepphus grylle (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cepphus grylle (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cepphus grylle, the black guillemot, is a circumpolar medium-sized auk native to northern Atlantic and Arctic coastal waters.
Alca torda Linnaeus, 1758
Alca torda Linnaeus, 1758
Alca torda, the razorbill, is a North Atlantic auk with distinct breeding plumage and female-enforced lifelong monogamy.
Fratercula arctica (Linnaeus, 1758)
Fratercula arctica (Linnaeus, 1758)
This is a detailed description of the Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica), covering its appearance, distribution, reproduction, and feeding habits.
Fratercula corniculata (J.F.Naumann, 1821)
Fratercula corniculata (J.F.Naumann, 1821)
Fratercula corniculata, the horned puffin, is a North Pacific seabird with distinctive markings, nesting on rocky cliffs.
Fratercula cirrhata (Pallas, 1769)
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.
Uria lomvia (Linnaeus, 1758)
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.
Uria aalge (Pontoppidan, 1763)
Uria aalge (Pontoppidan, 1763)
Uria aalge, the common murre, is a medium-sized seabird with documented distribution, feeding habits, and human use.
Alle alle (Linnaeus, 1758)
Alle alle (Linnaeus, 1758)
Alle alle, the little auk, is a small Atlantic auk with distinct plumage, that hunts underwater for mostly crustacean prey.
Brachyramphus marmoratus (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)
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.
Brachyramphus brevirostris (Vigors, 1829)
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.
Aethia cristatella (Pallas, 1769)
Aethia cristatella (Pallas, 1769)
Aethia cristatella, the crested auklet, is a small seabird found in northern Pacific waters with distinct breeding season traits.
Aethia psittacula (Pallas, 1769)
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.
Aethia pusilla (Pallas, 1811)
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.
Ptychoramphus aleuticus (Pallas, 1811)
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.
Cerorhinca monocerata (Pallas, 1811)
Cerorhinca monocerata (Pallas, 1811)
Cerorhinca monocerata, the rhinoceros auklet, is the only extant puffin relative in its genus native to the North Pacific.
Synthliboramphus antiquus (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)
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.
Synthliboramphus craveri (Salvadori, 1866)
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.
Synthliboramphus scrippsi (Green & Arnold, 1939)
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.
Synthliboramphus hypoleucus (Xantus de Vesey, 1860)
Synthliboramphus hypoleucus (Xantus de Vesey, 1860)
Synthliboramphus hypoleucus is a small black-and-white auk that breeds off western Mexico and disperses to southern California.
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