Ancient Murrelet bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsShort-winged Murrelet, Ancient Auk, Short-billed auk, Short-billed murrelet, Black-throated Auk
Old latin name for birdSynthliboramphus antiqua, Synthliboramphus antiquum, Alca antiqua, Synthlboramphus antiquus, Synthiliboramphus antiquus
OrderShorebirds / Charadriiformes
FamilyAuks / Alcidae
GenusSynthliboramphus
Breeding regionEurasia, North America
Breeding subregiontemperate nw to ne North Pacific coasts: patchily Kamchatka, Sea of Okhotsk, Sakhalin, Kuril and Commander is. (e Russia); Sea of Japan and Yellow Sea, Aleutian Is., Gulf of Alaska to w British Columbia (sw Canada)
Non breeding regionto Sea of Japan and sw Pacific coast of Japan, and s California; prone to long-distance vagrancy, s Canada and n USA

Ancient Murrelet bird sounds *

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    ANMU chirrup, CAAU kut-reah, song, © Luke Halpin; Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site Seabird Research Group
    Canada
  • 2.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    United States
  • 3.
    Call, © Ian Cruickshank
    Canada
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Ancient Murrelet

Ancient Murrelet subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Synthliboramphus antiquus antiquuscoastal Kamchatka to Yellow Sea, Kuril is. (e Russia); Aleutian Is. to w British Columbia (sw Canada)-No
Synthliboramphus antiquus microrhynchosCommander Is. (se Russia)-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
BretonGodog gouzoug gwenn
BulgarianДревна кайра
Catalangavotí antic
Chinese古海乌, 扁嘴海雀, 短嘴海鸠
Chinese (Traditional)古海烏, 扁嘴海雀, 短嘴海鳩
Chuvashстарик
CroatianDrevna njorka, srebrnasta njorka
CzechAlkoun Beringuv, alkoun černohrdlý
DanishHvidbrynet Dværgalk
DutchZilveralk
EsperantoArĝenta aŭko, Malnova urieto
Estonianvaarörd
Finnishmustakurkkumurri
FrenchAlque antique, Alque starique, Guillemot antique, Guillemot à cou blanc, Alque à cou blanc
FrisianSulveralk
GalicianPito ancián
GermanSilberalk
GreekΚιτρινόραμφη Άλκα, Αργυρόκεπφoς
Hebrewאלקית בהירת-מקור
Hungarianezüstalka
IcelandicFornklumba
IrishFalcóg ársa
ItalianUrietta antica, Urietta canuta
Japaneseウミスズメ
Korean바다쇠오리
Latviansirmā kairīte
Lithuaniansidabrinė alka
MacedonianАнтичка норка
ManxStronnag scoarnagh-ghoo
Mongolianбидэр шилрээч
Northern SamiČáhppesčottamurri
Norwegiannordstarik, Nordstarik
Norwegian NynorskNordstarik
PolishNurniczek sędziwy, nurniczek sedziwy, morzyk sędziwy, morzyk sedziwy
Portuguesemérgulo-ancião, Torda-miúda do Pacífico, torda-miúda-do-pacífico
RomanianAlcă antică
RussianОбыкновенный старик, Старик, Старик обыкновенный
SerbianDrevna njorčica, Drevna njorka
Slovakstarček strakatý
Sloveniančrnogrla lumnica
SpanishMérgulo antiguo, Mergulo antiguo
Swedishkragalka
TurkishAk Saçlı Alk, Ak-saçlı Alk
Ukrainianморжик чорногорлий
WelshCarfil hynafol