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Family: Alcidae



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24 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 23 cm TL
 
Aethia cristatella
[Crested auklet]
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Aethia psittacula
[Parakeet auklet]
No picture found

Max. Length 15 cm TL
 
Aethia pusilla
[Least auklet]
No picture found

Max. Length 18 cm TL
 
Aethia pygmaea
[Whiskered auklet]

Fenwick, David

Northwest Atlantic, Easte
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Alca tordaLinnaeus, 1758

Photo by Fenwick, David
 
Alca torda
[Razorbill]
No picture found

Max. Length 25 cm TL
 
Alle alle
[Dovekie]
No picture found

Max. Length 23 cm TL
 
Brachyramphus brevirostris
[Kittlitz's murrelet]
No picture found

Max. Length 25 cm TL
 
Brachyramphus marmoratus
[Marbled murrelet]
No picture found
 
Brachyramphus perdix
[Long-billed murrelet]
No picture found

Max. Length 38 cm TL
 
Cepphus carbo
[Spectacled guillemot]
No picture found

Max. Length 35 cm TL
 
Cepphus columba
[Pigeon guillemot]
No picture found

Max. Length 36 cm TL
 
Cepphus grylle
[Black guillemot]
No picture found

Max. Length 38 cm TL
 
Cerorhinca monocerata
[Rhinoceros auklet]

Yap, Michael

Arctic, Northern Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Fratercula arctica(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Yap, Michael
 
Fratercula arctica
[Atlantic puffin]
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Fratercula cirrhata
[Tufted puffin]
No picture found

Max. Length 41 cm TL
 
Fratercula corniculata
[Horned puffin]
No picture found

Max. Length 23 cm TL
 
Ptychoramphus aleuticus
[Cassin's auklet]
No picture found

Max. Length 27 cm TL
 
Synthliboramphus antiquus
[Ancient murrelet]
No picture found
 
Synthliboramphus craveri
[Craveri's murrelet]
No picture found
 
Synthliboramphus hypoleucus
[Xantus' murrelet]
No picture found
 
Synthliboramphus scrippsi
[Scripp's murrelet]
No picture found

Max. Length 26 cm TL
 
Synthliboramphus wumizusume
[Japanese murrelet]
No picture found

Max. Length 43 cm TL
 
Uria aalge
[Common murre]
No picture found

Max. Length 48 cm TL
 
Uria lomvia
[Thick-billed murre]


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