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| Brachyramphus marmoratus |
(Gmelin, 1789) |
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Family: Alcidae |
Order: Charadriiformes |
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Marbled murrelet |
Guillemot marbré |
Mérgulo jaspeado |
Marmelalk |
seasonal post-breeding movements poorly known. Most birds move from exposed coasts into sheltered
productive inshore waters, usually near breeding area, where they often occur in large aggregations. Russian
population appears more migratory, most migrate S to Japan. (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J
(eds), 1996)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1996) - www.hbw.com,
- Copyright: GROMS/BfN -
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| Regions: North America, North Asia |
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| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |