Synthliboramphus
Synthliboramphus is a small genus of seabirds in the auk family from the North Pacific. The genus name Synthliboramphus is from Ancient Greek sunthlibo, "to compress", and rhamphos, "bill". The English name "Murrelet" is a diminutive of "murre", a word of uncertain origins, but which may imitate the call of the common guillemot.
| Synthliboramphus | |
|---|---|
| Ancient murrelet (Synthliboramphus antiquus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Alcidae |
| Genus: | Synthliboramphus Brandt, JF, 1837 |
| Type species | |
| Alca antiqua Gmelin, JF, 1789 | |
| Species | |
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S. hypoleucus | |
| Synonyms | |
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Endomychura | |
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