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Kittlitz's Murrelet - BirdForum Opus

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Adult. Photo by Rufles
Bering Sea, April 2010
Brachyramphus brevirostris

Identification

25 cm. Black and white.

Distribution

Alaska and eastern Siberia.

Juvenile. Photo by steenl
Seward, Alaska, June 2005

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.

Habitat

Coastal Mountains and Coastal Waters

Behaviour

Diet incldues larval fish, krill and other small zooplankton. Chicks are fed with slightly larger fish carried in the bill.

Nests are on bare ground. 1 egg is laid.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. Birdforum member personal observations

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