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 9 species which occur in South Korea.
- Common Murre Uria aalge (A)
- Pigeon Guillemot Cepphus columba (A)
- Spectacled Guillemot Cepphus carbo
- Long-billed Murrelet Brachyramphus perdix
- Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus
- Japanese Murrelet Synthliboramphus wumizusume (A)
- Whiskered Auklet Aethia pygmaea (A)
- Least Auklet Aethia pusilla (A)
- Rhinoceros Auklet Cerorhinca monocerata
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of South Korea