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Alcidae

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Alcidae
Family recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from IOC World Bird List
Alcidae
Family recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia RO, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, wikipedia TR, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, wikipedia ID, wikipedia EU, wikipedia CY, wikipedia AST, wikipedia AZ, wikipedia AF, wikipedia LT, wikipedia ET, wikipedia BR, wikipedia hr Croatian, wikipedia DA, wikipedia NN, wikipedia LV, wikipedia IS, wikipedia SL, wikipedia PMS, wikipedia GA, NCBI, wikipedia EO, Biopix Nature Photos, wikipedia emerging languages, wikipedia emerging_languages, wikipedia gl Galician, GBIF classification, NCBI GGBN GBIF BHL BOLDS data coverage, wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikipedia (inferred records), Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and Global Biotic Interactions
Alcidae
Recognized by Egypt Species List, AnAge articles, Natural History Museum Species of the day, Austria Species List, Bailiwick of Jersey Species List, Australia Species List, Bermuda Species List, Belgium Species List, Canada Species List, China Species List, Denmark Species List, Estonia Species List, Faroe Islands Species List, Finland Species List, France Species List, Germany Species List, Greenland Species List, Guernsey Species List, Iceland Species List, Ireland Species List, Isle of Man Species List, Italy Species List, Latvia Species List, Lithuania Species List, Mauritania Species List, Morocco Species List, Norway Species List, Poland Species List, Portugal Species List, Russia Species List, South Korea Species List, Spain Species List, Sweden Species List, Taiwan Species List, The Netherlands Species List, United Kingdom Species List, Japan Species List, English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa, Mexico Species List, Alboran Sea Species List, Baffin Bay Species List, Balearic Sea Species List, Arctic Ocean Species List, Barents Sea Species List, Bay of Biscay Species List, Bay of Fundy Species List, Beaufort Sea Species List, Bering Sea Species List, Bristol Channel Species List, Celtic Sea Species List, Chukchi Sea Species List, Coral Sea Species List, Davis Strait Species List, East Siberian Sea Species List, Eastern China Sea Species List, English Channel Species List, Greenland Sea Species List, Gulf of Alaska Species List, Gulf of Bothnia Species List, Gulf of California Species List, Gulf of Finland Species List, Gulf of Mexico Species List, Gulf of Riga Species List, Gulf of St Lawrence Species List, Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland Species, Indian Ocean Species List, Irish Sea Species List, Labrador Sea Species List, Kattegat Species List, Ligurian Sea Species List, Lincoln Sea Species List, Hudson Strait Species List, Hudson Bay Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, Northwestern Passages Species List, Norwegian Sea Species List, North Sea Species List, Sea of Japan Species List, Philippine Sea Species List, Sea of Okhostk Species List, Seto Inland Sea Species List, Skagerrak Species List, Strait of Gibraltar Species List, White Sea Species List, Yellow Sea Species List, Tyrrhenian Sea Species List, South Pacific Species List, FAO Fishery Statistics, Furui 2020, OBIS environmental data records, United States Species List, and HABIB 2010

Alternative Names

? affinis Marsh, 1872
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? aleutica Pallas, 1811
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? antiquus Marsh, 1870
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? ausonia Portis, 1887
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? corniculata Naumann, 1821
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
Aethia
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Aethia Merrem 1788
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Alcella Stone 1907
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Alcidae
Harvest ancestor according to Arkive, EOL authors, FAO Fishery Statistics, Animal Diversity Web, Conabio, Wildfinder (WWF), Sibly et al 2012, GBIF national node type records UK, GBIF national node type records France, GBIF national node type records Germany, NMNH type specimens, IUCN, iDigBio type specimen records, iDigBio type specimen records, Flickr Group, CITES, AnAge, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, iNaturalist, NMNH Collection, Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology, Flickr BHL, Anderson and Wiens 2017, World Register of Marine Species, xeno canto America, BioImages, the virtual fieldguide, UK, TreatmentBank, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and Global Biotic Interactions
Alcodes Howard 1968
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Brachyramphus Brandt 1837
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Chenalopex Vieillot 1818
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Cyclorrhynchus Kaup 1829
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Lunda Pallas 1811
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 Jarocki 1821
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 admin

Afrikaans

Seekoet preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

أوك preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azerbaijani

Təmizçilər preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Belarusian

чысьцікавыя preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

кайрови preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Burmese

အော့ငှက် preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

Àlcid preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

海雀科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Njorke preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

alkovití preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Alkefugle preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

alken preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Esperanto

Aŭkedoj preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

Alklased preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Ruokit preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and admin

Galician

Álcidos preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Georgian

ალკისნაირნი preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Alkenvögel preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

אלקיים preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hindi

ऑक preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

alkafélék preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Icelandic

Svartfuglar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Indonesian

Auk preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Irish

falcóg preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

ウミスズメ科 preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020, Wikidata Common Names, and admin

Kannada

ಆಕ್ ಹಕ್ಕಿ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kazakh

Мұнтазқұстар тұқымдасы preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

바다쇠오리류 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Latvian

alku dzimta preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Alkiniai preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Low Saxon

Alkenvagels preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malayalam

ഓക്ക് പക്ഷി preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Tsédááʼ tsídii dóó bikʼéí preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

North Frisian

Alken preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

alkefamilien preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

ماهی‌گیرک preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Alki
prefer
Recognized by admin
Alkowate
prefer
Recognized by admin
alki preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

Чистиковые preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Serbian

Njorke preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

njorke preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swahili

Alka preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

Alkor preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tamil

ஆக் preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Turkish

Dalıcımartıgiller preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Алькові preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Uzbek

Chistiklar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Welsh

Carfilod preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Western Frisian

Alkfûgels preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Wu

海雀科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

اوك preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azb

دالیجیمارتیکیمی‌لر preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pnb

اوک preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Yue

海雀科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zea

Alken preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

海雀科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

海雀科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Alcidae

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

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

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Aves
Charadriiformes
Alcidae (this page)
Aethia Merrem 1788
Alca Linnaeus 1758
Alle Link 1806
Brachyramphus J. F. Brandt 1837
Cepphus Pallas 1769
Cerorhinca Bonaparte 1828
Fratercula Brisson 1760
Pinguinus Bonnaterre 1791
Ptychoramphus J. F. Brandt 1837
Synthliboramphus J. F. Brandt 1837
Uria Brisson 1760
Burhinidae Mathews 1912
Charadriidae Leach 1820
Chionidae R. Lesson 1828
Dromadidae
Glareolidae Brehm 1831
Haematopodidae
Ibidorhynchidae
Jacanidae Chenu & Des Murs 1854
Laridae
Pedionomidae Bonaparte 1856
Pluvianellidae Reichenbach 1848
Pluvianidae W. MacGillivray 1852
Recurvirostridae
Rostratulidae Mathews 1911
Scolopacidae Rafinesque 1815
Stercorariidae
Thinocoridae Sundevall 1836
Turnicidae

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

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

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

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
Paraves
Aves
Ornithurae
Neornithes
Neognathae
Neoaves
Charadriiformes
Alcidae (this page)
Aethia Merrem 1788
Alca Linnaeus 1758
Alle Link 1806
Brachyramphus von Brandt & JF 1837
Cepphus Pallas 1769
Cerorhinca Bonaparte 1828
Fratercula Brisson 1760
Pinguinus Bonnaterre 1791
Ptychoramphus von Brandt & JF 1837
Synthliboramphus von Brandt & JF 1837
Uria Brisson 1760
Burhinidae
Charadriidae
Chionidae
Chionoides
Cimolopterygidae
Dakotornithidae
Dromadidae
Glareolidae
Haematopodidae
Hydrotherikornis
Ibididae
Ibidorhynchidae
Jacanidae
Laridae
Neilus
Pedionomidae
Pluvianellidae
Pluvianidae
Recurvirostridae
Rostratulidae
Scolopacidae
Stercorariidae
Telmatornithidae
Thinocoridae
Turnicidae

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Charadriiformes
Alcidae (this page)
Alca Linnaeus 1758
Alle Link 1806
Brachyramphus
Cepphus Pallas 1769
Cerorhinca Bonaparte 1828
Fratercula Brisson 1760
Mancalla Lucas 1901
Miocepphus Wetmore 1940
Miomancalla Smith 2011
Mormon Illiger 1811
Pinguinus Bonnaterre 1791
Pseudocepphus Wijnker & Olson 2009
Ptychoramphus Brandt 1837
Synthliboramphus Brandt 1837
Uria Brisson 1760
Burhinidae
Charadriidae
Chionidae
Chionididae
Dromadidae
Glareolidae
Haematopodidae
Ibidorhynchidae
Jacanidae
Laricolidae
Laridae
Pedionomidae
Pluvianellidae
Pluvianidae
Recurvirostridae
Rhynchopidae
Rostratulidae
Rynchopidae
Scolopacidae
Stercorariidae
Sternalara De Pietri, Costeur, Güntert & Mayr 2011
Sternidae
Telmatornithidae
Thinocoridae
Turnicidae

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Aves
Charadriiformes
Alcidae (this page)
Aethia Merrem 1788
Alca Linnaeus 1758
Alle Link 1806
Brachyramphus J. F. Brandt 1837
Cepphus Pallas 1769
Cerorhinca Bonaparte 1828
Fratercula Brisson 1760
Pinguinus Bonnaterre 1791
Ptychoramphus J. F. Brandt 1837
Synthliboramphus J. F. Brandt 1837
Uria Brisson 1760
Burhinidae Mathews 1912
Charadriidae Leach 1820
Chionidae R. Lesson 1828
Dromadidae
Glareolidae Brehm 1831
Haematopodidae
Ibidorhynchidae
Jacanidae Chenu & Des Murs 1854
Laridae
Pedionomidae Bonaparte 1856
Pluvianellidae Reichenbach 1848
Pluvianidae W. MacGillivray 1852
Recurvirostridae
Rostratulidae Mathews 1911
Scolopacidae Rafinesque 1815
Stercorariidae
Thinocoridae Sundevall 1836
Turnicidae

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Charadriiformes
Alcidae (this page)
Aethia cristatella (Pallas 1769)
Aethia psittacula (Pallas 1769)
Aethia pusilla (Pallas 1811)
Aethia pygmaea (Gmelin 1789)
Alca torda Linnaeus 1758
Alle alle (Linnaeus 1758)
Brachyramphus brevirostris (Vigors 1829)
Brachyramphus marmoratus (Gmelin 1789)
Brachyramphus perdix (Pallas 1811)
Cepphus carbo Pallas 1811
Cepphus columba Pallas 1811
Cepphus grylle (Linnaeus 1758)
Cerorhinca monocerata (Pallas 1811)
Fratercula arctica (Linnaeus 1758)
Fratercula cirrhata (Pallas 1769)
Fratercula corniculata (Naumann 1821)
Pinguinus impennis (Linnaeus 1758)
Ptychoramphus aleuticus (Pallas 1811)
Synthliboramphus antiquus (Gmelin 1789)
Synthliboramphus craveri (Salvadori 1865)
Synthliboramphus hypoleucus Xántus de Vesey 1860
Synthliboramphus scrippsi (Green & Arnold 1939)
Synthliboramphus wumizusume (Temminck 1835)
Uria aalge (Pontoppidan 1763)
Uria lomvia (Linnaeus 1758)
Burhinidae
Charadriidae
Chionidae
Dromadidae
Glareolidae
Haematopodidae
Ibidorhynchidae
Jacanidae
Laridae
Pedionomidae
Pluvianellidae
Pluvianidae
Recurvirostridae
Rostratulidae
Scolopacidae
Stercorariidae
Thinocoridae
Turnicidae

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Sauropsida
Sauria
Archelosauria
Archosauria
Dinosauria
Saurischia
Theropoda
Coelurosauria
Aves
Neognathae
Charadriiformes
Alcidae (this page)
Aethia
Alca
Alle
Brachyramphus
Cepphus
Cerorhinca
Cyclorrhynchus
Fratercula
Ptychoramphus
Synthliboramphus
Uria
Burhinidae
Charadriidae
Chionididae
Dromadidae
Glareolidae
Haematopodidae
Jacanidae
Laridae
Pedionomidae
Recurvirostridae
Rostratulidae
Scolopacidae
Stercorariidae
Turnicidae
unclassified Charadriiformes

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Aves
Neognathae
Neoaves
Passerea
Gruae
Gruimorphae
Charadriiformes
Lari
Pan-alcidae
Alcidae (this page)
Aethia
Aethiinae
Alca
Alcinae
Alcini
Alle
Brachyramphus
Brachyrampus
Cepphus
Cerorhinca
Cyclorrhynchus
Fratercula
Fraterculinae
Lunda
Plautus
Ptychoramphus
Synthliboramphini
Synthliboramphus
Uria

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Charadriiformes
Alcidae (this page)
Aethia
Aethia Merrem 1788
Alca
Alca Linnaeus 1758
Alle
Alle Link 1806
Brachyramphus
Brachyramphus Brandt 1837
Cepphus
Cepphus Pallas 1769
Cerorhinca
Cerorhinca Bonaparte 1828
Cyclorrhynchus Kaup 1829
Fratercula
Fratercula Brisson 1760
Lunda Pallas 1811
Pinguinus
Pinguinus Bonnaterre 1790
Plautus Link 1806
Ptychoramphus
Ptychoramphus Brandt 1837
Synthliboramphus
Synthliboramphus Brandt 1837
Uria
Uria Brisson 1760
Alcidae Leach 1820
Burhinidae
Burhinidae Mathews 1912
Charadriidae
Charadriidae Vigors 1825
Chionidae
Chionidae Bonaparte 1832
Dromadidae
Dromadidae Gray 1840
Glareolidae
Glareolidae Brehm 1831
Haematopodidae Bonaparte 1838
Laridae
Laridae Vigors 1825
Phalaropodidae
Phalaropodidae Bonaparte 1831
Pluvianellidae
Pluvianellidae Jehl 1975
Recurvirostridae
Recurvirostridae Bonaparte 1854
Rynchopidae
Rynchopidae Bonaparte 1838
Scolopacidae
Scolopacidae Vigors 1825
Stercorariidae
Stercorariidae Brisson 1760
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