A branch of the living world.
110,000 accepted animal species, linked through classification, synonyms, distributions and source literature.
These attributed records come from Catalogue of Life, 2026-09-11. Detail varies; they are not all fully researched, illustrated articles. Browse researched folklore and fiction.
Matches documented source distribution records. Geographic coverage is incomplete.
Family: Alcidae · Clear filter
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Crested AukletAethia cristatella (Pallas, 1769) | AlcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Parakeet AukletAethia psittacula (Pallas, 1769) | AlcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Least AukletAethia pusilla (Pallas, 1811) | AlcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Whiskered AukletAethia pygmaea (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) | AlcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Long-billed MurreletBrachyramphus perdix (Pallas, 1811) | AlcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Spectacled GuillemotCepphus carbo Pallas, 1811 | AlcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pigeon GuillemotCepphus columba Pallas, 1811 | AlcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rhinoceros AukletCerorhinca monocerata (Pallas, 1811) | AlcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Horned PuffinFratercula corniculata (J. F. Naumann, 1821) | AlcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Great AukPinguinus impennis (Linnaeus, 1758) | AlcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Ancient MurreletSynthliboramphus antiquus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) | AlcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Guadalupe MurreletSynthliboramphus hypoleucus (Xantus de Vesey, 1860) | AlcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Japanese MurreletSynthliboramphus wumizusume (Temminck, 1836) | AlcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Common GuillemotUria aalge (Pontoppidan, 1763) | AlcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Brunnich's GuillemotUria lomvia (Linnaeus, 1758) | AlcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source and selection
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n
First records in source order under phylum quotas, then source-order overflow if a quota is short. This is a selective snapshot. Source name strings can include author names, which are also searchable.