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 ...
Ancient murrelet Synthlibormaphus antiquus
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Marbled murrelet Brachyramphus marmoratus
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Crested Murrelet, Crested Auk, Temminck's Murrelet, Japanese Auklet
Bird Family :
Alcidae - Auks, dovekie, murres, guillemots, auklets, murrelets & puffins ...
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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Ancient Murrelet Behaviour
No observations regarding Ancient Murrelet behavior have been submitted to the database yet.
Interesting Facts about Ancient Murrelets ...
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.
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)
Andean condor (Vultur gryphus)
Snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
Chatham Island snipe (Coenocorypha pusilla)
Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)
Great frigatebird (Fregata minor) ...
Marbled Murrelet
A small seabird from the Pacific Northwest of North America.
Moa
A huge, extinct, flightless bird from New Zealand.
Ancient Murrelet (Synthliboramphus antiquus)
Common Murre (Uria aalge)
Pigeon Guillemot (Cepphus columba) ...
In addition I wanted to see Ancient Murrelet and Whiskered Auklet for which I scheduled a trip to Dutch Harbor. The trip started with a ride on the Alaska Ferry up the inside passage from Washington State to Skagway.
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 ...
Three threatened seabird species (Short-tailed Albatross, Chinese Crested-tern and Japanese Murrelet) breed only in the Asia region, two breed in eastern Asia and in the U.S.A.
Some species, such as the Uria guillemots, nest in large colonies on cliff edges; others, like the Cepphus guillemots, breed in small groups on rocky coasts; and the puffins, auklets and some murrelets nest in burrows.
Pigeon guillemots (Cepphus columba) belong to the auk family, a group of birds that includes guillemots, puffins, auklets, and murrelets.
SLENDER-BILLED GUILLEMOT.
[Marbled Murrelet.]
URIA TOWNSENDII, Aud.
[Brachyramphus marmoratus.] ...
Campbell RW & Sirk GP. (1969). Common Grackle Sighted at Vancouver British-Columbia. Murrelet. vol 50, no 3.
Van Vuren, D., and M. P. Bray. 1985. The recent geographic distribution of Bison in Oregon. The Murrelet 66(2) 56-58.
Animals: Examples of animals that live in temperate coniferous forests are, deer, marmot, elk, black bear, salmon, spotted owl, marbled murrelet ...
 See also: Murre, Marbled Murrelet, Warbler, Eagle, Pigeon
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