Marbled murrelet Brachyramphus marmoratus
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Marbled Murrelets depend on both marine and forested habitat for feeding and breeding, respectively. At sea, they prefer coastal, relatively shallow waters. In more northern areas, the birds range further from shore.
Marbled Murrelet Winter - The winter adult Marbled Murrelet has brown-black upperparts, white underparts, and a white stripe on the scapulars.
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Marbled Murrelet Behaviour
No observations regarding Marbled Murrelet behavior have been submitted to the database yet.
Interesting Facts about Marbled Murrelets ...
The marbled murrelet is a small seabird that lives in coastal old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest of North America, from mid-California to Alaska. It is listed as a threatened species due to loss of habitat as old-growth forest is logged.
Marbled Murrelet Brachyramphus marmoratus
Described by: Gmelin (1789)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors ...
Marbled murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus)
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Marbled Murrelet
A small seabird from the Pacific Northwest of North America.
Moa
A huge, extinct, flightless bird from New Zealand.
Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus, a brachyramphine murrelet) in breeding plumage
Cepphus
Black Guillemot or Tystie, Cepphus grylle
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The marbled murrelet is a member of the Family Alcidae, which includes a variety of diving seabirds that feed on fish and other marine organisms.
hemlock 231 Port-Orford-cedar 232 Redwood 234 Douglas-fir - tanoak - Pacific madrone SRM (RANGELAND) COVER TYPES : NO-ENTRY PLANT COMMUNITIES : In northern regions where coniferous forests nest sites are unavailable, marbled murrelets ...
A Marbled Murrelet?? Anyone else on board may want to add their opinion of this bird to this report . What are the early report records for this bird in these waters? We probably saw 10 Hump-backed whales and 15 Minkes and not sure about Fin-backed.
SLENDER-BILLED GUILLEMOT.
[Marbled Murrelet.]
URIA TOWNSENDII, Aud.
[Brachyramphus marmoratus.] ...
Animals: Examples of animals that live in temperate coniferous forests are, deer, marmot, elk, black bear, salmon, spotted owl, marbled murrelet ...
 See also: Murre, Murrelet, Eagle, Puffin, Warbler
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