Ancient Murrelet / Synthliboramphus antiquus LC
- Synonyms Short-winged Murrelet, Ancient Auk, Short-billed auk, Short-billed murrelet, Black-throated Auk
- Old latin name for bird Synthliboramphus antiquum, Synthliboramphus antiqua, Synthiliboramphus antiquus, Synthlboramphus antiquus, Alca antiqua
Ancient Murreletbird sounds *
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Where to see Ancient Murrelet
- Breeding region Eurasia, North America
- Breeding subregion temperate 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 region to Sea of Japan and sw Pacific coast of Japan, and s California; prone to long-distance vagrancy, s Canada and n USA
Ancient Murrelet subspecies (2)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Synthliboramphus antiquus antiquus | coastal Kamchatka to Yellow Sea, Kuril is. (e Russia); Aleutian Is. to w British Columbia (sw Canada) | - | No |
| Synthliboramphus antiquus microrhynchos | Commander Is. (se Russia) | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Breton | Godog gouzoug gwenn |
| Bulgarian | Древна кайра |
| Catalan | gavotí 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 |
| Chuvash | старик |
| Croatian | Drevna njorka, srebrnasta njorka |
| Czech | Alkoun Beringuv, alkoun černohrdlý |
| Danish | Hvidbrynet Dværgalk |
| Dutch | Zilveralk |
| Esperanto | Arĝenta aŭko, Malnova urieto |
| Estonian | vaarörd |
| Finnish | mustakurkkumurri |
| French | Alque antique, Alque starique, Guillemot antique, Guillemot à cou blanc, Alque à cou blanc |
| Frisian | Sulveralk |
| Galician | Pito ancián |
| German | Silberalk |
| Greek | Κιτρινόραμφη Άλκα, Αργυρόκεπφoς |
| Hebrew | אלקית בהירת-מקור |
| Hungarian | ezüstalka |
| Icelandic | Fornklumba |
| Irish | Falcóg ársa |
| Italian | Urietta antica, Urietta canuta |
| Japanese | ウミスズメ |
| Korean | 바다쇠오리 |
| Latvian | sirmā kairīte |
| Lithuanian | sidabrinė alka |
| Macedonian | Античка норка |
| Manx | Stronnag scoarnagh-ghoo |
| Mongolian | бидэр шилрээч |
| Northern Sami | Čáhppesčottamurri |
| Norwegian | nordstarik |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Nordstarik |
| Polish | nurniczek sedziwy, Nurniczek sędziwy, morzyk sedziwy, morzyk sędziwy |
| Portuguese | torda-miúda-do-pacífico, Torda-miúda do Pacífico, mérgulo-ancião |
| Romanian | Alcă antică |
| Russian | Старик, Обыкновенный старик, Старик обыкновенный |
| Serbian | Drevna njorčica, Drevna njorka |
| Slovak | starček strakatý |
| Slovenian | črnogrla lumnica |
| Spanish | Mergulo antiguo, Mérgulo antiguo |
| Swedish | kragalka |
| Turkish | Ak-saçlı Alk, Ak Saçlı Alk |
| Ukrainian | моржик чорногорлий |
| Welsh | Carfil hynafol |