Marbled Murrelet

Brachyramphus marmoratus - Guillemot marbré

Systematics

Order
:
Charadriiformes
Family
:
Alcidés
Genus
:
Brachyramphus
Species
:
marmoratus

Descriptor

Gmelin, JF, 1789

Biometrics

Size
: 26 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
:

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) is a species of bird in the Alcidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

Guillemot marbré,
Mérgulo jaspeado americano,
torda-marmoreada,
Marmelalk,
márványos törpelumma,
Marmeralk,
Urietta marmorizzata,
marmoralka,
Marmordvergteist,
alka mramorovaná,
alkoun mramorovaný,
Marmordværgalk,
marmorimurri,
gavotí jaspiat americà,
morzyk marmurkowy,
raibā kairīte,
Длинноклювый пыжик,
アメリカマダラウミスズメ,
云石斑海雀,
marmoralka,
斑海雀,

Voice song and call

play
pause

Habitat

Forest : Temperate ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) ; Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged) ; Marine Oceanic : Epipelagic (0-200m), Mesopelagic (200-1000m) ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status

Extinct

Threatened

Least
concern

Extinc
in the Wild

Near
threatened

Not
evaluated

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