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Alcidae
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Scientific Names
Preferred Names
Alcidae
Family recognized by
Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from IOC World Bird List
Alcidae
Family recognized by
Barcode of Life Data Systems
,
NCBI GGBN GBIF BHL BOLDS data coverage
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wikipedia 日本語
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wikipedia 日本語
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wikipedia 日本語
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wikipedia 日本語
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wikipedia 日本語
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wikipedia 日本語
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wikipedia 日本語
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wikipedia AST
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GBIF classification
,
wikipedia AF
,
World Register of Marine Species
,
Wikidata
,
Global Biotic Interactions
,
Wikimedia Commons
,
TreatmentBank
,
TreatmentBank
,
TreatmentBank
, and
TreatmentBank
Alcidae
Subgenus recognized by
Protists in Singapore
Alcidae
Recognized by
iNaturalist
,
White Sea Species List
,
United Kingdom Species List
,
Gulf of Bothnia Species List
,
Indian Ocean Species List
,
Arctic Ocean Species List
,
North Pacific Species List
,
South Pacific Species List
,
North Atlantic Species List
,
North Sea Species List
,
Celtic Sea Species List
,
Norwegian Sea Species List
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Greenland Sea Species List
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Irish Sea Species List
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Kattegat Species List
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Skagerrak Species List
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English Channel Species List
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Gulf of Finland Species List
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Bristol Channel Species List
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Balearic Sea Species List
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Strait of Gibraltar Species List
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Ligurian Sea Species List
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Tyrrhenian Sea Species List
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East Siberian Sea Species List
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Barents Sea Species List
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Hudson Strait Species List
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Hudson Bay Species List
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Baffin Bay Species List
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Lincoln Sea Species List
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Beaufort Sea Species List
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Chukchi Sea Species List
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Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland Species
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Gulf of Mexico Species List
,
Bay of Fundy Species List
,
Gulf of St Lawrence Species List
,
Labrador Sea Species List
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Philippine Sea Species List
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Eastern China Sea Species List
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Yellow Sea Species List
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Seto Inland Sea Species List
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Sea of Japan Species List
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Austria Species List
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Denmark Species List
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Norway Species List
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Alternative Names
? affinis Marsh, 1872
Doubtful according to
GBIF classification
? antiqua Marsh, 1870
Doubtful according to
GBIF classification
? ausonia Portis, 1887
Doubtful according to
GBIF classification
? diegense Miller, 1937
Doubtful according to
GBIF classification
? grandis Brodkorb, 1955
Doubtful according to
GBIF classification
? monocerata Pallas, 1811
Doubtful according to
GBIF classification
? wetmorei Howard, 1976
Doubtful according to
GBIF classification
Alcella Stone 1907
Doubtful according to
GBIF classification
Alcidae
Harvest ancestor according to
GBIF classification
,
AnAge articles
,
FAO Fishery Statistics
,
Sibly et al 2012
,
Global Biotic Interactions
,
Global Biotic Interactions
,
Global Biotic Interactions
,
NMNH type specimens
,
Flickr Group
,
Flickr Group
,
Flickr Group
,
TreatmentBank
, and
TreatmentBank
Alcodes Howard 1968
Doubtful according to
GBIF classification
Chenalopex Vieillot 1818
Doubtful according to
GBIF classification
Cyclorrhynchus
Doubtful according to
GBIF classification
Lunda
Doubtful according to
GBIF classification
Petralca Mlikovsky 1987
Doubtful according to
GBIF classification
Phaleris Temminck 1820
Doubtful according to
GBIF classification
Plautus Link 1806
Doubtful according to
GBIF classification
Praemancalla Howard 1966
Doubtful according to
GBIF classification
Psittacula Lesson 1839
Doubtful according to
GBIF classification
Common Names
English
auks
preferred
Recognized by
English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa
and
World Register of Marine Species
Afrikaans
Seekoet
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Arabic
أوك
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Azerbaijani
Təmizçilər
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Bulgarian
кайрови
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Catalan; Valencian
Àlcid
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Chinese
海雀科
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Croatian
Njorke
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Czech
alkovití
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Danish
Alkefugle
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Dutch; Flemish
alken
preferred
Recognized by
World Register of Marine Species
and
Wikidata
Esperanto
Aŭkedoj
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Estonian
Alklased
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Finnish
Ruokit
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Galician
Álcidos
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Georgian
ალკისნაირნი
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
German
Alkenvögel
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Hebrew
אלקיים
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Hindi
ऑक
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Hungarian
Alkafélék
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Icelandic
Svartfuglar
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Indonesian
Auk
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Irish
Falcóg
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Japanese
ウミスズメ科
preferred
Recognized by
Furui 2020
and
Wikidata
ウミスズメ
prefer
Recognized by
World Register of Marine Species
Kannada
ಆಕ್ ಹಕ್ಕಿ
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Kazakh
Мұнтазқұстар тұқымдасы
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Korean
바다쇠오리류
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Latvian
alku dzimta
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Lithuanian
Alkiniai
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Low Saxon
Alkenvagels
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Malayalam
ഓക്ക് പക്ഷി
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Navajo; Navaho
Tsédááʼ tsídii dóó bikʼéí
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
North Frisian
Alken
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Norwegian
alkefamilien
preferred
Recognized by
World Register of Marine Species
and
Wikidata
Alkefamilien
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Persian
ماهیگیرک
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Polish
alki
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Russian
Чистиковые
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Serbian
Njorke
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Swahili
Alka
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Swedish
alkor
preferred
Recognized by
World Register of Marine Species
Alkor
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Tamil
ஆக்
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Turkish
Dalıcımartıgiller
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Ukrainian
Алькові
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Uzbek
Chistiklar
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Welsh
Carfilod
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Western Frisian
Alkfûgels
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Wu
海雀科
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Azb
دالیجیمارتیکیمیلر
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Pnb
اوک
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Zea
Alken
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
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Curated hierarchies for Alcidae
Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Archosauromorpha
Archosauria
Dinosauria
Saurischia
Theropoda
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria
Maniraptoriformes
Maniraptora
Aves
Ornithurae
Neornithes
Neognathae
Neoaves
Charadriiformes
Alcidae
(this page)
Aethia Merrem 1788
Alca Linnaeus 1758
Alle Link 1806
Brachyramphus Brandt & JF 1837
Cepphus Pallas 1769
Cerorhinca Bonaparte 1828
Fratercula Brisson 1760
Mancalla Lucas 1901
Miocepphus Wetmore 1940
Miomancalla Smith 2011
Pinguinus Bonnaterre 1791
Pseudocepphus Wijnker & Olson 2009
Ptychoramphus Brandt & JF 1837
Synthliboramphus Brandt & JF 1837
Uria Brisson 1760
Burhinidae
Charadriidae
Cherevychnavis Bochenski et al. 2019
Chionidae
Chionoides De Pietri et al. 2016
Cimolopterygidae
Dakotornithidae
Divisulcus Smith 2013
Dromadidae
Glareolidae
Graculavus Marsh 1872
Haematopodidae
Hakawai De Pietri et al. 2015
Hydrotherikornis A. H. Miller 1931
Ibidorhynchidae
Jacanidae
Laridae
Morsoravis Bertelli et al. 2010
Neilus De Pietri et al. 2016
Pedionomidae
Pluvianellidae
Pluvianidae
Recurvirostridae
Rostratulidae
Scolopacidae
Stercorariidae
Sternalara De Pietri et al. 2011
Telmatornithidae
Thinocoridae
Turnicidae