Ancient Murrelet
Synthliboramphus antiquus(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) Ancient Murrelet
The Ancient Murrelet (Synthliboramphus antiquus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Alcidae (Auks, Puffins, and Murres) in the order Charadriiformes.
- Scientific name
- Synthliboramphus antiquus
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Ancient Murrelet
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Synthliboramphus antiquus antiquus
- Synthliboramphus antiquus microrhynchos
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Alca antiqua
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- West of North America to Kamchatka and the Kurile Islands, i.e. Bering Sea.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.554
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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