Species profile
Kittlitz's murrelet
Brachyramphus brevirostris
Quick answer
Bering Sea to Gulf of Alaska; winters to Glacier Bay
- Scientific name
- Brachyramphus brevirostris
- Family
- Alcidae
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Genus
- Brachyramphus
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened
Recording Kittlitz's murrelet in your journal
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