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Cassin's Auklet [Ptychoramphus aleuticus]
The Cassin’s Auklet, Ptychoramphus aleuticus, is a small, chunky seabird that ranges widely in the North Pacific. It nests in small burrows and because of its presence on well studied islands in British Columbia and off California it is one of the better...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/cassins_auklet/ - Last revised: Apr 22, 2009
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Common Murre [Uria aalge]
The Common Guillemot or Common Murre (Uria aalge) is a large auk. It is also known as the Thin-billed Murre in North America. It has a circumpolar distribution, occurring in low-Arctic and boreal waters in the North-Atlantic and North Pacific. It spends m...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/common_murre/ - Last revised: Mar 02, 2009
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Craveri's Murrelet [Synthliboramphus craveri]
Craveri's Murrelet (Synthliboramphus craveri) is a small seabird which breeds on offshore islands in both the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of California off the Baja peninsula of Mexico. It also wanders fairly regularly as far as central California in the U...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/craveris_murrelet/ - Last revised: Mar 02, 2009
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Marbled Murrelet [Brachyramphus marmoratus]
The Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) is a small seabird from the North Pacific. It is a member of the auk family. It nests in old-growth forests or on the ground at higher latitudes where trees cannot grow. Its habit of nesting in trees was sus...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/marbled_murrelet/ - Last revised: Mar 02, 2009
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Parakeet Auklet [Aethia psittacula]
The Parakeet Auklet is a small seabird of the North Pacific. It used to be placed on its own in the genus Cyclorrhynchus (Kaup, 1829) but recent morphological and genetic evidence suggest it should be placed in the genus Aethia. It is associated with the...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/parakeet_auklet/ - Last revised: Mar 02, 2009
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Pigeon Guillemot [Cepphus columba]
The Pigeon Guillemot (Cepphus columba) is a medium-sized alcid endemic to the Pacific. They closely resemble the other members of the genus Cepphus, particularly the Black Guillemot, which is slightly smaller. Adult birds have black bodies with a white wi...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/pigeon_guillemot/ - Last revised: Mar 02, 2009
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Rhinoceros Auklet [Cerorhinca monocerata]
The Rhinoceros Auklet, Cerorhinca monocerata, is a seabird considered, despite its name, a close relative of the puffins. It is the only living species of the genus Cerorhinca.It ranges widely across the North Pacific feeding on small fish and nesting in...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/rhinoceros_auklet/ - Last revised: Apr 22, 2009
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