Brachyramphus marmoratus   (Gmelin, 1789)

Marbled murrelet
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Aves | Charadriiformes | Alcidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Others; depth range 0 - 36 m (Ref. 61831).  Polar; 62°N - 34°N, 171°E - 120°W (Ref. 125423)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Pacific Ocean: California to the Aleutian Islands. Boreal to subtropical.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 25.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8812); max. published weight: 202.50 g (Ref. 356)

Short description Morphology

Culmen: 1.6 cm; tarsus: 1.59 cm; wing: 12.7 cm.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

An endangered species. Nesting habitat protected under ESA in the U.S. (Ref. 87784). Total Length: 24 to 25 cm (Ref. 8812).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Reproductive productivity of the species in Salish Sea declined by at most 50% over the past 150 years (Ref. 95036).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Hirsch, K.V., D.A. Woodby and L.B. Astheimer. 1981. (Ref. 8541)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Endangered (EN) (A2bce+3bce+4bce); Date assessed: 27 July 2020

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 5.6 - 13, mean 8.5 (based on 451 cells).
Resilience (Ref. 69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=60.76).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (15 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.