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 3 years ago 40 sec 3.5 -
Juvenile bird swims on the sea, then dives for prey Locality Skagway, Alaska, USA (United States) (ssp marmoratus)
Joe Angseesing 7 August 2007 3 years ago 40 sec 3.5 -
Juvenile birds swimming & calling Locality Skagway, Alaska, USA (United States) (ssp marmoratus)
Joe Angseesing 7 August 2007 3 years ago 32 sec 3.4 -
An individual in the water and taking off Locality Desolation Sound, British Columbia, Canada (ssp marmoratus)
Gary Kaiser 31 May 2000 4 years ago 13 sec 2.4 -
A bird in fast flight, close to the water surface Locality Desolation Sound, British Columbia, Canada (ssp marmoratus)
Gary Kaiser 31 May 2000 4 years ago 13 sec 2.3 -
Four birds in the water, diving Locality Desolation Sound, British Columbia, Canada (ssp marmoratus)
Gary Kaiser 31 May 2000 4 years ago 2 sec 2.2
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Swimming, looking for food
Locality Skagway, Alaska, USA (United States) (ssp marmoratus)
Joe Angseesing 7 August 2007 2 years ago 2.5
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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 2 years ago 3
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