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| Kittlitz's Murrelet Brachyramphus brevirostris
- Juvenile |
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| Photographer : | © Alyson McNight/USFWS |
| Location : | Kachemak Bay, Alaska, USA |
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| Alt. Common Name : | Short-Billed Murrelet
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| Bird Family : | Alcidae - Auks, dovekie, murres, guillemots, auklets, murrelets & puffins |
| Bird Group : | CICONIIFORMES |
| Red Data Status : | Critically Endangered » more details |
| Remarks : | This bird was caught, weighed and measured during a project to examine plumage characteristics. Juvenile plumages are not well defined for Kittlitz's, there is a need to distinguish them in order to record their presence at sea as an index of productivity. - USFWS |
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