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Class Aves
Order Charadriiformes
Family Alcidae

Brachyramphus sp.—Murres // Cepphus columba—Pigeon Guillemot // Cerorhinca sp.—Undescribed Auklet // Fratercula cirrhata—Tufted Puffin // Fratercula dowi—Dow's Puffin // Ptychoramphus aleuticus—Cassin's Auklet // Synthliboramphus antiquus—Ancient Murrelet // Synthliboramphus hypoleucus—Guadalupe Murrelet // Uria sp.—Murres // Uria aalge—Common Murre

Alcids are sea birds, generally nesting in colonies inaccessible to terrestrial predators.

Brachyramphus sp.—Murres

Sites.

Rancholabrean: Channel St. between Gaffey St. and Harbor Freeway, San Pedro (Jefferson 1991a).

Literature. Jefferson 1991a.

Cepphus columba (Pallas 1811)—Pigeon guillemot

Sites.

Mid/Late Wisconsin: San Miguel Island (Guthrie 1998).

Literature. Guthrie 1998.

Cerorhinca sp.—Undescribed Auklet

Sites.

Mid/Late Wisconsin: San Miguel Island (Guthrie 1998).

Literature. Guthrie 1998.

Fratercula sp.—Puffins

Sites.

Mid/Late Wisconsin: West End, San Nicolas Island (Jefferson 1991a).

Literature. Jefferson 1991a.

Fratercula cirrhata (Pallas 1769)—Tufted Puffin

Fig. 1. Tufted Puffin in breeding plumage. Photograph by Mike Boylan, courtesy of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.

Sites.

Mid/Late Wisconsin: San Miguel Island (Guthrie 1998).

Literature. Guthrie 1998.

†Fratercula dowi Guthrie, Thomas, & Kennedy 2000—Dow's Puffin

Sites.

Mid/Late Wisconsin: San Miguel Island (Guthrie et al. 2000).

Literature. Guthrie et al. 2000.

Ptychoramphus aleuticus (Pallas 1811)—Cassin's Auklet

Sites.

Sangamon: San Pedro Lumber Co. (Jefferson 1991a).

Wisconsin: Viscaino Point (Jefferson 1991a).

Mid/Late Wisconsin: San Miguel Island (Guthrie 1998).

Literature. Guthrie 1998; Jefferson 1991a.

Synthliboramphus antiquus (Gmelin 1789)—Ancient Murrelet

Sites.

Rancholabrean: San Pedro Lumber Yard (Jefferson 1991a).

Sangamon: San Pedro Lumber Co. (Jefferson 1991a).

Wisconsin: Zuma Creek (Jefferson 1991a).

Mid/Late Wisconsin: San Miguel Island (Guthrie 1998).

Literature. Guthrie 1998; Jefferson 1991a.

Synthliboramphus craveri (Salvadori 1865)—Craveri's Murrelet

Sites.

Wisconsin: Viscaino Point (Jefferson 1991a).

Literature. Jefferson 1991a.

Synthliboramphus hypoleucus (Xantus 1859)—Guadalupe Murrelet

Sites.

Mid/Late Wisconsin: San Miguel Island (Guthrie 1998).

Literature. Guthrie 1998.

Uria sp.—Murres

Sites.

Early Irvingtonian: Gypsum Ridge (Wagner and Prothero 2001).

Literature. Wagner and Prothero 2001.

Uria aalge (Pontoppidan 1763)—Common Murre

Sites.

Sangamon: Costa Mesa San Isabel (Jefferson 2014); Lincoln Ave (Howard 1936).

Wisconsin: Zuma Creek (Jefferson 1991a).

Literature. Howard 1936; Jefferson 2014.

Last Update: 7 May 2015