marbled murrelet
E195693
The marbled murrelet is a small, elusive seabird of the North Pacific coast, notable for nesting high in old-growth forest canopies rather than on cliffs or the ground like most seabirds.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| marbled murrelet canonical | 5 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alcid
ⓘ
bird species ⓘ murrelet ⓘ seabird ⓘ |
| activityPattern | mostly crepuscular near nesting areas ⓘ |
| binomialName |
Brachyramphus
ⓘ
surface form:
Brachyramphus marmoratus
|
| bodyLength | approximately 24 to 25 centimeters ⓘ |
| breedingPlumage | mottled brown ⓘ |
| breedsIn | coastal old-growth coniferous forests ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName | marbled murrelet self-link ⓘ |
| conservationConcern | strongly associated with old-growth forest conservation ⓘ |
| describedBy | Johann Friedrich Gmelin ⓘ |
| diet |
marine invertebrates
ⓘ
small fish ⓘ |
| family | Alcidae ⓘ |
| foragesAt | sea ⓘ |
| foragingHabitat | nearshore marine waters ⓘ |
| genus | Brachyramphus ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Endangered ⓘ |
| IUCNStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
ⓘ
surface form:
IUCN Red List
|
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Pacific coast of North America
ⓘ
surface form:
North American Pacific coast
Northern Pacific Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
North Pacific Ocean
Northeast Asia Pacific coast ⓘ |
| nestsIn | old-growth forest canopies ⓘ |
| nestsOn | large moss-covered tree branches ⓘ |
| nonBreedingPlumage | blackish upperparts and white underparts ⓘ |
| occursIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
British Columbia ⓘ California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
California
Oregon ⓘ Washington ⓘ |
| order | Charadriiformes ⓘ |
| parentalCare |
both parents feed chick at sea
ⓘ
both parents incubate egg ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| rangeCountry |
Canada
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ Russia ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| reproduction | lays a single egg per clutch ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
entanglement in fishing gear
ⓘ
logging of old-growth forests ⓘ loss of old-growth nesting habitat ⓘ marine pollution ⓘ nest predation by corvids ⓘ |
| unusualNestingHabit | nests in trees rather than on cliffs or ground like most seabirds ⓘ |
| wingspan | approximately 38 to 40 centimeters ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1789 ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.