Charadriiformes
Auks (Alcidae)
HBW 3, p. 678
- Small to medium-sized marine, wing-propelled diving birds with stocky body, short wings and tail, mainly black or dark grey above and white below, and legs placed far back for swimming.
- Circumpolar.
- Exclusively marine, neritic and pelagic.
- 11 genera, 22 species, 45 taxa.
- 4 species threatened; 1 species extinct since 1600.
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List of species:
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- 6 3 3 8 1 Dovekie (Alle alle)
- 19 3 16 8 2 Common Murre (Uria aalge)
- 11 7 4 8 3 Thick-billed Murre (Uria lomvia)
- 20 4 16 8 4 Razorbill (Alca torda)
- 18 4 14 8 5 Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle)
- 10 10 8 6 Pigeon Guillemot (Cepphus columba)
- 2 2 8 7 Spectacled Guillemot (Cepphus carbo)
- 8 1 1 6 6 8 Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus)
- 0 2 10 Kittlitz's Murrelet (Brachyramphus brevirostris)
- 1 1 4 11 Xantus's Murrelet (Synthliboramphus hypoleucus)
- 0 4 12 Craveri's Murrelet (Synthliboramphus craveri)
- 2 1 1 8 13 Ancient Murrelet (Synthliboramphus antiquus)
- 1 1 4 14 Japanese Murrelet (Synthliboramphus wumizusume)
- 1 1 8 15 Cassin's Auklet (Ptychoramphus aleuticus)
- 3 2 1 8 16 Parakeet Auklet (Cyclorrhynchus psittacula)
- 10 1 9 8 17 Crested Auklet (Aethia cristatella)
- 2 2 8 18 Whiskered Auklet (Aethia pygmaea)
- 2 1 1 8 19 Least Auklet (Aethia pusilla)
- 8 3 5 8 20 Rhinoceros Auklet (Cerorhinca monocerata)
- 28 14 14 8 21 Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica)
- 4 2 2 8 22 Horned Puffin (Fratercula corniculata)
- 5 3 2 8 23 Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata)
Family statistics
11 genera, 22 species
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| 11 genera | (100%) |
| 20 species | (91%) |
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