Auks, Murres & Puffins
Auks, Murres and Puffins is a family of seabirds which are superficially similar to penguins.
They are found in with black and white colours.
Characteristics: Upright posture and some of their habits, but which are able to fly.
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Alcidae
Given below is a list of Auks, Murres and Puffins.
Serial no. |
Common name |
Binomial name |
Status |
---|---|---|---|
1. |
Little auk |
Alle alle |
A – rare winter visitor |
2. |
Brunnich’s guillemot |
Uria lomvia |
A – rare vagrant |
3. |
Common guillemot |
Uria aalge |
A – breeding summer visitor and resident species |
4. |
Razorbill |
Alca torda |
A – breeding summer visitor and resident species |
5. |
Great auk |
Pinguinus impennis |
B – extinct |
6. |
Black guillemot |
Cepphus grylle |
A – resident localised breeding species |
7. |
Long-billed murrelet |
Brachyramphus perdix |
A – rare vagrant |
8. |
Ancient murrelet |
Synthliboramphus antiquus |
A – rare vagrant |
9. |
Puffin |
Fratercula arctica |
A – breeding summer visitor |
10. |
Tufted puffin |
Fratercula cirrhata |
A – rare vagrant |
List of birds of Great Britain
List of British Birds: List of British Birds provides an insight into the various types of birds that are found all over Great Britain. There are a total of 634 species of birds found in Great Britain as of 13th February 2024. The bird list in Britain is managed by the British Records Committee. In this article, we have provided the list of birds, their common and binomial names and their status. The list covers a list of British birds like Ducks, Geese and Allies, Nightjars, Swifts, Cuckoos, Bustards, Cranes, Grebes, Oystercatchers, Skuas, Gulls, Terns, Skimmers, Stilts and Avocets, Albatrosses name a few.
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