Genus Brachyramphus

Brachyramphus is a small genus of seabirds from the North Pacific. Brachyramphus is from Ancient Greek brakhus, "short", and rhamphos, "bill". In English the species are named as "murrelets"; this is a diminutive of "murre", a word of uncertain origins, but which may imitate the call of the common guillemot.^[1]^[2] [more]

Is part of: Alcidae: Wikipedia

3 related taxa:

Brachyramphus brevirostris: Wikipedia
Marbled murrelet: Profile Wikipedia
Brachyramphus perdix: Wikipedia