Long-billed Murrelet
Introduction
A small auk that breeds in old-growth conifer forests from Kamchatka to northern Japan, Long-billed Murrelet was one of the more surprising additions to the British List in 2006.
Unlike most auks, this murrelet breeds in old growth conifer forest some way inland; the single chick is fed for 40 days until it fledges, but then has to find its way to the sea unaccompanied.
Key Stats
Status and Trends
Conservation Status
Population Size
Population Change
Population trends of this scarce species are not routinely monitored.
Distribution
This vagrant is too rarely reported to map distribution.
Distribution Change
This vagrant is too rarely reported to map distribution change.
Seasonality
This species has been too rarely reported to BirdTrack during 2011–22 to properly assess seasonality.
Movement
Britain & Ireland movement
Biology
Survival and Longevity
Survival is shown as the proportion of birds surviving from one year to the next and is derived from bird ringing data. It can also be used to estimate how long birds typically live.
Classification, names and codes
Classification and Codes
- Order: Charadriformes
- Family: Alcidae
- Scientific name: Brachyramphus perdix
- Authority: Pallas, 1811
- BTO 2-letter code: IM
- Euring code number: 6412
Alternate species names
- Catalan: gavotí jaspiat asiàtic
- Danish: Langnæbbet Dværgalk
- Dutch: Aziatische Marmeralk
- Estonian: ohhoota kirjuörd
- Finnish: aasianmarmorimurri
- French: Guillemot à long bec
- German: Langschnabelalk
- Hungarian: hosszúcsoru törpealka
- Italian: Urietta beccolungo
- Latvian: garknabja kairite
- Lithuanian: Ilgasnape alkute
- Norwegian: Langnebbdvergteist
- Polish: morzyk kamczacki
- Slovak: alka bielooká
- Spanish: Mérgulo jaspeado asiático
- Swedish: långnäbbad marmoralka
- English folkname(s): Partridge Murrelet
