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WILDLIFE SPECIES: Brachyramphus marmoratus | Marbled Murrelet 



ABBREVIATION : 
BRMA

COMMON NAMES : 
   marbled murrelet
   murrelet


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for the marbled murrelet is
Brachyramphus marmoratus (Gmelin).  It is in the family Alicidae.  There
are two recognized subspecies but only B. marmoratus marmoratus occurs
in North America [2,3].


ORDER : 
Charadriiformes

CLASS : 
Bird

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
Threatened

OTHER STATUS : 
State status:  California and Oregon list marbled murrelets as
critically imperiled in those states [34]; Washington lists them as state
threatened [36]; Alaska lists them as widespread and abundant, but with
cause for long-term concern [34].

Canadian status:  Marbled murrelets are listed as threatened in British
Columbia [37].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Julie Tesky, August 1994


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Tesky, Julie L. 1994. Brachyramphus marmoratus. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Wildlife Species: Brachyramphus marmoratus | Marbled Murrelet