Alcidae
Also known as: Alcids, Alkagiller, Alkefugl, Alkefugle, Alkefugler, Alkenvögel, Alkfûgels, Alkiniai
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Charadriiformes |
| Family | Alcidae |
| Published in | <i>Synopsis contents Brit. Mus.</i> (ed. 17): 68 |
| Habitat | MARINE, TERRESTRIAL |
| Genera | 16 |
| Species records held | 56 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 142 |
| GBIF key | 2985 |
Genera in Alcidae
- Aethia — 6 species: Aethia barnesi, Aethia cristatella, Aethia psittacula, Aethia pusilla, Aethia pygmaea, Aethia storeri
- Synthliboramphus — 6 species: Synthliboramphus antiquus, Synthliboramphus craveri, Synthliboramphus hypoleucus, Synthliboramphus rineyi, Synthliboramphus scrippsi, Synthliboramphus wumizusume
- Uria — 6 species: Uria aalge, Uria ausonia, Uria brodkorbi, Uria lomvia, Uria onoi, Uria paleohesperis
- Alca — 5 species: Alca carolinensis, Alca minor, Alca olsoni, Alca stewarti, Alca torda
- Brachyramphus — 5 species: Brachyramphus brevirostris, Brachyramphus dunkeli, Brachyramphus marmoratus, Brachyramphus perdix, Brachyramphus pliocenum
- Mancalla — 5 species: Mancalla californiensis, Mancalla cedrosensis, Mancalla lucasi, Mancalla vegrandis, Mancalla vergrandis
- Cepphus — 4 species: Cepphus carbo, Cepphus columba, Cepphus grylle, Cepphus lacteolus
- Cerorhinca — 4 species: Cerorhinca dubia, Cerorhinca minor, Cerorhinca monocerata, Cerorhinca reai
- Fratercula — 4 species: Fratercula arctica, Fratercula cirrhata, Fratercula corniculata, Fratercula dowi
- Miocepphus — 4 species: Miocepphus blowi, Miocepphus bohaskai, Miocepphus mcclungi, Miocepphus mergulellus
- Pinguinus — 2 species: Pinguinus alfrednewtoni, Pinguinus impennis
- Alle — 1 species: Alle alle
- Miomancalla — 1 species: Miomancalla howardi
- Petralca — 1 species: Petralca austriaca
- Pseudocepphus — 1 species: Pseudocepphus teres
- Ptychoramphus — 1 species: Ptychoramphus aleuticus
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.