Long-billed Murrelet Brachyramphus perdix Scientific name definitions
- NT Near Threatened
- Names (30)
- Monotypic
Steven G. Mlodinow, Guy M. Kirwan, and Peter Pyle
Version: 2.0 — Published December 15, 2023
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | gavotí jaspiat asiàtic |
| Chinese (SIM) | 斑海雀 |
| Croatian | dugokljuna njorka |
| Czech | alkoun dlouhozobý |
| Danish | Langnæbbet Dværgalk |
| Dutch | Aziatische Marmeralk |
| English | Long-billed Murrelet |
| English (United States) | Long-billed Murrelet |
| French | Guillemot à long bec |
| French (France) | Guillemot à long bec |
| German | Langschnabelalk |
| Greek | Μακρύραμφος Δασόκεπφος |
| Hebrew | אלקית ארוכת-מקור |
| Hungarian | Kamcsatkai törpelumma |
| Icelandic | Steinklumba |
| Japanese | マダラウミスズメ |
| Korean | 알락쇠오리 |
| Lithuanian | Ilgasnapė alka |
| Norwegian | langnebbdvergteist |
| Polish | morzyk kamczacki |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Airinho-de-bico-comprido |
| Romanian | Alcă cu cioc lung |
| Russian | Длинноклювый пыжик |
| Serbian | Dugokljuna njorčica |
| Slovak | alka bielooká |
| Spanish | Mérgulo Jaspeado Asiático |
| Spanish (Spain) | Mérgulo jaspeado asiático |
| Swedish | långnäbbad marmoralka |
| Turkish | Çilli Alk |
| Ukrainian | Пижик охотський |
Revision Notes
Steven G. Mlodinow revised the account. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Guy M. Kirwan contributed to the Systematics page. Tammy Zhang curated the media. Gracey Brouillard copy edited the account.
Brachyramphus perdix (Pallas, 1811)
PROTONYM:
Cepphus Perdix
Pallas, 1811. Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica, sistens omnium animalium in extenso Imperio Rossico (etc.) 2, p.351.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Bering Sea and Sea of Okhotsk.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- BRACHYRAMPHUS
- PERDIX
- perdix
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Long-billed Murrelet
