Family
Alcidae (Auks, murres, guillemots, and puffins)
Fratercula corniculata. Photo: (c) Alexander Viduetsky, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
An auk or alcid is a bird of the family Alcidae in the order Charadriiformes. The alcid family includes the murres, guillemots, auklets, puffins, and murrelets.
- 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: Aethia (Typical auklets) (1)
- Genus: Fratercula (Puffins) (2)
- Genus: Brachyramphus (Brachyramphus murrelets) (2)
- Genus: Cerorhinca (Rhinoceros auklets) (1)
- Genus: Uria (Murres) (1)
- Genus: Ptychoramphus (Cassin's auklets) (1)
- Genus: Cepphus (True guillemots) (1)
- Genus: Synthliboramphus (Synthliboramphus murrelets) (1)
- Family: Alcidae (Auks, murres, guillemots, and puffins)
- Order: Charadriiformes (Shorebirds and allies)
- Class: Aves (Birds)
- Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
- Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
