Auks, Murres, and Puffins
Order: Charadriiformes. Family: Alcidae
Alcids are superficially similar to penguins due to their black-and-white colours, their upright posture and some of their habits, however they are not related to the penguins bnd differ in being able to fly. Auks live on the open sea, only deliberately coming ashore to nest. There are 24 species worldwide and 22 species which occur in Russia.
- Dovekie Alle alle
- Common Murre Uria aalge
- Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia
- Razorbill Alca torda
- Great Auk Pinguinus impennis
- Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
- Pigeon Guillemot Cepphus columba
- Spectacled Guillemot Cepphus carbo
- Marbled Murrelet Brachyramphus marmoratus
- Long-billed Murrelet Brachyramphus perdix
- Kittlitz's Murrelet Brachyramphus brevirostris
- Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus
- Japanese Murrelet Synthliboramphus wumizusume
- Cassin's Auklet Ptychoramphus aleuticus
- Parakeet Auklet Aethia psittacula
- Crested Auklet Aethia cristatella
- Whiskered Auklet Aethia pygmaea
- Least Auklet Aethia pusilla
- Rhinoceros Auklet Cerorhinca monocerata
- Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica
- Horned Puffin Fratercula corniculata
- Tufted Puffin Fratercula cirrhata
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Russia