Kittlitz's Murrelet Brachyramphus brevirostris Scientific name definitions
- NT Near Threatened
- Names (22)
- Monotypic
Robert H. Day, Michelle L. Kissling, Katherine J. Kuletz, Debora A. Nigro, and Peter Pyle
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated October 13, 2017
Text last updated October 13, 2017
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | gavotí beccurt |
| Croatian | kratkokljuna njorka |
| Czech | alkoun krátkozobý |
| Dutch | Kittlitzalk |
| English | Kittlitz's Murrelet |
| English (United States) | Kittlitz's Murrelet |
| Finnish | lyhytnokkamurri |
| French | Guillemot de Kittlitz |
| French (France) | Guillemot de Kittlitz |
| German | Kurzschnabelalk |
| Icelandic | Fjallklumba |
| Japanese | コバシウミスズメ |
| Norwegian | kortnebbdvergteist |
| Polish | morzyk krótkodzioby |
| Russian | Короткоклювый пыжик |
| Serbian | Kratkokljuna njorčica |
| Slovak | alka sivá |
| Spanish | Mérgulo Piquicorto |
| Spanish (Spain) | Mérgulo piquicorto |
| Swedish | brunalka |
| Turkish | Kırçıllı Alk |
| Ukrainian | Пижик короткодзьобий |
Brachyramphus brevirostris (Vigors, 1829)
PROTONYM:
Uria brevirostris
Vigors, 1829. The Zoological Journal 4, p.357.
TYPE LOCALITY:
San Bias, Mexico, error = North Pacific Ocean.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- BRACHYRAMPHUS
- brevirostre / brevirostris
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
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Distribution of the Kittlitz's Murrelet
