Species

Brachyramphus perdix (Long-billed murrelet)

Brachyramphus perdix. Photo: (c) kerry_ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

The long-billed murrelet (Brachyramphus perdix) is a small seabird from the North Pacific. The genus name Brachyramphus is from Ancient Greek brakhus, “short”, and rhamphos, “bill”. The species name perdix is Latin for “partridge” Pallas described this auk as Magnitudine Perdicis. “Murrelet” is a diminutive of “murre”, a word of uncertain origins, but which may imitate the call of the common guillemot.

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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: Brachyramphus (Brachyramphus murrelets)
        Species: Brachyramphus perdix (Long-billed murrelet)

Species

Brachyramphus perdix (Long-billed murrelet)

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