24 Species in Family Alcidae
Nominal species list for Alcidae
Scientific Name Author English Name
Aethia cristatella (Pallas, 1769) Crested auklet
Aethia psittacula (Pallas, 1769) Parakeet auklet
Aethia pusilla (Pallas, 1811) Least auklet
Aethia pygmaea (Gmelin, 1789) Whiskered auklet
Alca torda Linnaeus, 1758 Razorbill
Alle alle (Linnaeus, 1758) Dovekie
Brachyramphus brevirostris (Vigors, 1829) Kittlitz's murrelet
Brachyramphus marmoratus (Gmelin, 1789) Marbled murrelet
Brachyramphus perdix (Pallas, 1811) Long-billed murrelet
Cepphus carbo Pallas, 1811 Spectacled guillemot
Cepphus columba Pallas, 1811 Pigeon guillemot
Cepphus grylle (Linnaeus, 1758) Black guillemot
Cerorhinca monocerata (Pallas, 1811) Rhinoceros auklet
Fratercula arctica (Linnaeus, 1758) Atlantic puffin
Fratercula cirrhata (Pallas, 1769) Tufted puffin
Fratercula corniculata (Naumann, 1821) Horned puffin
Ptychoramphus aleuticus (Pallas, 1811) Cassin's auklet
Synthliboramphus antiquus (Gmelin, 1789) Ancient murrelet
Synthliboramphus craveri (Salvadori, 1865) Craveri's murrelet
Synthliboramphus hypoleucus (Xantus de Vesey, 1860) Xantus' murrelet
Synthliboramphus scrippsi Green & Arnold, 1939 Scripp's murrelet
Synthliboramphus wumizusume (Temminck, 1836) Japanese murrelet
Uria aalge (Pontoppidan, 1763) Common murre
Uria lomvia (Linnaeus, 1758) Thick-billed murre
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