Auks (Alcidae)
Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) - HBW 3, p. 713
French: Guillemot marbré
German: Marmelalk
Spanish: Mérgulo Jaspeado
Other common names: Long-billed Murrelet
Taxonomy: Colymbus marmoratus Gmelin, 1789, Prince William Sound, Alaska.
Recent work suggests race perdix may be distinct species, but evidence incomplete and further examination required. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- perdix (Pallas, 1811) - Kamchatka and Sea of Okhotsk S to N Japan (Hokkaido).
- marmoratus (Gmelin, 1789) - W Aleutians (Attu I) to Barren Is and SE Alaska, S to C California (Santa Cruz Mts).
- Near Threatened Enlarge map
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Juvenile bird swims then dives; slow motion (20% of actual speed) Locality Skagway, Alaska, USA (United States) (ssp marmoratus)
Joe Angseesing 7 August 2007 4 years ago 40 sec 4.2 -
A pair swimming and mating. Locality Clam Lagoon, Adak Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, USA (United States) (ssp marmoratus)
Josep del Hoyo 28 May 2012 42 weeks ago 21 sec 4.2 -
diving and feeding Locality Juneau, Alaska, USA (United States)
Vicky Cheng 10 June 2012 19 weeks ago 1 min 11 sec 3.7 -
Juvenile birds swimming & calling Locality Skagway, Alaska, USA (United States) (ssp marmoratus)
Joe Angseesing 7 August 2007 4 years ago 32 sec 3.5 -
Two individuals swimming. Locality Clam Lagoon, Adak Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, USA (United States) (ssp marmoratus)
Josep del Hoyo 28 May 2012 42 weeks ago 21 sec 3 -
Two birds swimming. Locality Clam Lagoon, Adak Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, USA (United States) (ssp marmoratus)
Josep del Hoyo 28 May 2012 42 weeks ago 28 sec 3
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Adult in breeding plumage swimming near Cleland Island Important Bird Area.
Locality Cleland Island, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada (ssp marmoratus)
Ken Simonite 26 July 2012 39 weeks ago 3.7 -
Swimming, looking for food
Locality Skagway, Alaska, USA (United States) (ssp marmoratus)
Joe Angseesing 7 August 2007 3 years ago 2.5 -
Two birds swimming on the sea.
Locality Adak Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, USA (United States) (ssp marmoratus)
Josep del Hoyo 28 May 2012 39 weeks ago 2.3
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Several birds call as they swim and dive Locality Skagway, Alaska, USA (United States)
(ssp marmoratus)
Joe Angseesing 7 August 2007 3 years ago 3
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