Species Identification: Find Species

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Aethia cristatella	Crested auklet	Northern Pacific and the	23 TL	1769
Aethia psittacula	Parakeet auklet	Northern Pacific and the		1769
Aethia pusilla	Least auklet	Northern Pacific and the	15 TL	1811
Aethia pygmaea	Whiskered auklet	Northern Pacific	18 TL	1789
Alca torda	Razorbill	Northwest Atlantic, Easte	45 TL	1758
Alle alle	Dovekie	Northern Atlantic, the Ar	25 TL	1758
Brachyramphus brevirostris	Kittlitz's murrelet	North Pacific and Arctic	23 TL	1829
Brachyramphus marmoratus	Marbled murrelet	Pacific Ocean	25 TL	1789
Brachyramphus perdix	Long-billed murrelet	Northwest Pacific		1811
Cepphus carbo	Spectacled guillemot	Northwest Pacific	38 TL	1811
Cepphus columba	Pigeon guillemot	Eastern Pacific and the A	35 TL	1811
Cepphus grylle	Black guillemot	Northern Atlantic and the	36 TL	1758
Cerorhinca monocerata	Rhinoceros auklet	Northern, Western and Eas	38 TL	1811
Fratercula arctica	Atlantic puffin	Arctic, Northern Atlantic	30 TL	1758
Fratercula cirrhata	Tufted puffin	Pacific Ocean and the Arc		1769
Fratercula corniculata	Horned puffin	Pacific Ocean and the Arc	41 TL	1821
Ptychoramphus aleuticus	Cassin's auklet	Northwest and Eastern Pac	23 TL	1811
Synthliboramphus antiquus	Ancient murrelet	Pacific Ocean and the Arc	27 TL	1789
Synthliboramphus craveri	Craveri's murrelet	Eastern Central Pacific		1865
Synthliboramphus hypoleucus	Xantus' murrelet	Eastern Central Pacific		1860
Synthliboramphus scrippsi	Scripp's murrelet	Eastern Pacific		1939
Synthliboramphus wumizusume	Japanese murrelet	Northwest Pacific	26 TL	1836
Uria aalge	Common murre	Northern Pacific, Norther	43 TL	1763
Uria lomvia	Thick-billed murre	Pacific Ocean, Atlantic O	48 TL	1758

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Species Identification: Find Species

Family: Alcidae (See list of species below)

Family: Alcidae

(See list of species below)