Family Alcidae: Auks, Murres, & Puffins

  1. RARE (Annual or probably annual in small numbers; most such species occur at the  perimeter of Alaska, in season; a few are scarce residents)
  2. CASUAL (Not annual; these species are beyond the periphery of annual range, but recur in Alaska at irregular intervals, usually in seasonal and regional patterns)
  3. ACCIDENTAL (One or two Alaska records)
Dovekie Alle alle (1) Marbled Murrelet Brachyramphus marmoratus Whiskered Auklet Aethia pygmaea
Common Murre Uria aalge Kittlitz’s Murrelet Brachyramphus brevirostris Crested Auklet Aethia cristatella
Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus Rhinoceros Auklet Cerorhinca monocerata
Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Cassin’s Auklet Ptychoramphus aleuticus Horned Puffin Fratercula corniculata
Pigeon Guillemot Cepphus columba Parakeet Auklet Aethia psittacula Tufted Puffin Fratercula cirrhata
Long-billed Murrelet Brachyramphus perdix (2) Least Auklet Aethia pusilla
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Last updated: August 15, 2007