Species
Synthliboramphus antiquus (Ancient murrelet)
Synthliboramphus antiquus. Photo: (c) guyincognito, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
The ancient murrelet (Synthliboramphus antiquus) is a bird in the auk family. The genus name Synthliboramphus is from Ancient Greek sunthlibo, “to compress”, and rhamphos, “bill”, and antiquus is Latin for ancient. The English term “murrelet” is a diminutive of “murre”, a word of uncertain origins, but which may imitate the call of the common guillemot. Ancient murrelets are called “ancient” because they have grey on the back like a shawl, as worn by the elderly.
- Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
- Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
- Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
- Class: Aves (Birds)
- Order: Charadriiformes (Shorebirds and allies)
- Family: Alcidae (Auks, murres, guillemots, and puffins)
- Genus: Synthliboramphus (Synthliboramphus murrelets)
- Species: Synthliboramphus antiquus (Ancient murrelet)
- Genus: Synthliboramphus (Synthliboramphus murrelets)
- Family: Alcidae (Auks, murres, guillemots, and puffins)
- Order: Charadriiformes (Shorebirds and allies)
- Class: Aves (Birds)
- Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
- Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)


