Marbled Murrelet Brachyramphus marmoratus Scientific name definitions
- EN Endangered
- Names (23)
- Monotypic
S. Kim Nelson
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 1997
Text last updated January 1, 1997
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | gavotí jaspiat americà |
| Croatian | pjegava njorka |
| Czech | alkoun mramorovaný |
| Dutch | Amerikaanse Marmeralk |
| English | Marbled Murrelet |
| English (United States) | Marbled Murrelet |
| Finnish | marmorimurri |
| French | Guillemot marbré |
| French (France) | Guillemot marbré |
| German | Marmelalk |
| Icelandic | Barrklumba |
| Japanese | アメリカマダラウミスズメ |
| Norwegian | marmordvergteist |
| Polish | morzyk marmurkowy |
| Russian | Пёстрый пыжик |
| Serbian | Mramorasta njorčica |
| Slovak | alka mramorovaná |
| Spanish | Mérgulo Jaspeado Americano |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Alca Marmoleada |
| Spanish (Spain) | Mérgulo jaspeado americano |
| Swedish | marmoralka |
| Turkish | Yazılı Alk |
| Ukrainian | Пижик довгодзьобий |
Brachyramphus marmoratus (Gmelin, 1789)
PROTONYM:
Colymbus marmoratus
Gmelin, 1789. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2, p.583.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Western America and Kamchatka = Prince WiUiam Sound, Alaska, ex Pennant.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- BRACHYRAMPHUS
- marmorata / marmoratum / marmoratus
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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- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Marbled Murrelet in North America.
This species also breeds in Asia. See text for details. Marbled Murrelets have been recorded in small numbers during the winter south of the distribution shown. Individuals have also been recorded at inland breeding sites during the winter north through southeastern Alaska. During the breeding season, nonbreeders occur along the Pacific coast from the Aluetian Islands south to Monterey Bay, California.
