Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Auks, Murres and Puffins :: Ancient Murrelet

Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus

Described by: Gmelin (1789)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Monterey Bay, Monterey County, California, USA - Oct 28, 2007 © Glen Tepke  Monterey Bay, Monterey County, California, USA - Oct 28, 2007 © Glen Tepke  off Moresby Island, Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada - Jul, 1980 © Michael G. Shepard  Fort Worden State Park, Jefferson County, Washington, USA - Jan 27, 2007 © Dennis Paulson  Eocheong, South Korea - Mar 25, 2005 © Nial Moores/Birds Korea 
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Range

N. Pacific Ocean;
(1) Yellow Sea and Sea of Japan off the coasts of Amurland, Sahkalin Is., Dagelet Is., Korea and Kuril Is. to n. Sea of Okhotsk (Talan Is.) and Kamchatka then e. through the Aleutains and s. Alaska (Sanak Is. St. Lazaria Is., Forrester Is., Kodiak Is., Semidi Is., Shumigan Is., Sandman Reefs) and s. to the Queen Charlotte Is. off w. Canada (British Columbia) and nw. United States (Carroll Is., Washington).
Disperses into the n. Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea and s. to Japan, the Ryukyu Is. and n. Baja.
(2) Mednyi Is. in the Commander Is.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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