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Marbled Murrelet

Brachyramphus marmoratus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in British Columbia.January 4,491, February 4,172, March 6,475, April 7,576, May 11,716, June 10,203, July 8,099, August 7,218, September 6,345, October 5,032, November 4,051, December 4,103.
United States132,175
Canada79,500
British Columbia79,482
Washington55,728
California16,351
Oregon10,277
Alaska1,007
Yukon8
Northwest Territories6
Alberta4

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Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderShorebirds and Allies · Charadriiformes
FamilyAuks, Murres, and Puffins · Alcidae
GenusBrachyramphus Murrelets · Brachyramphus

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