Brachyramphus

• Kittlitz's Murrelet Brachyramphus brevirostris

  This small seabird lives mostly in Alaska and also in parts of Russia's Far East. The winter adult is mottled brown and white; although it lives at sea, a nest has been documented on a remote alpine ridge.

• Marbled Murrelet Brachyramphus marmoratus

  The Marbled Murrelet is a small seabird that catches small fish at sea and nests in mature forests. In California, Oregon, and Washington, it forages near shore and breeds in coastal forests.

• Long-billed Murrelet Brachyramphus perdix

  The Long-billed Murrelet is an alcid that breeds along the Siberian coast and also spends time at sea. It is recorded only rarely as a vagrant in North America.

• Long-billed Murrelet Brachyramphus perdix

  The Long-billed Murrelet is an alcid that breeds along the Siberian coast and also spends time at sea. It is recorded only rarely as a vagrant in North America.

• Marbled Murrelet Brachyramphus marmoratus

  The Marbled Murrelet is a small seabird that catches small fish at sea and nests in mature forests. In California, Oregon, and Washington, it forages near shore and breeds in coastal forests.

• Kittlitz's Murrelet Brachyramphus brevirostris

  This small seabird lives mostly in Alaska and also in parts of Russia's Far East. The winter adult is mottled brown and white; although it lives at sea, a nest has been documented on a remote alpine ridge.