Murres - Alcidae

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Scientific Name Alcidae
Author
Taxonomic Rank Family
Taxonomic # 176967
Common Names English: Murres
English: Auks
English: Guillemots
English: Murrelets
English: Puffins
French: guillemots
Current Standing valid
Taxonomic Parents Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Chordata
    Subphylum: Vertebrata
      Class: Aves
        Order: Charadriiformes
Taxonomic Children Genus: Aethia
Genus: Alca
Genus: Alle
Genus: Brachyramphus
Genus: Cepphus
Genus: Cerorhinca
Genus: Fratercula
Genus: Pinguinus
Genus: Ptychoramphus
Genus: Synthliboramphus
Genus: Uria
Synonyms (since 1950)

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Physical Description / Field Identification

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Distribution

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Ecology and Behavior

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Feeding and Prey

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ITIS TSN176967
Status - ESA, U.S. FWS
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Status - Red List, IUCN
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#records (spatial)27,209
#records (non-spatial)0
#datasets23
Year1971 - 2021
Latitude1.26 - 72.46
Longitude-176.50 - 51.84
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