Charadriiformes   Suborder Lari


The AUKs

Order Charadriiformes     Family Alcidae

Auk, Little  aka Dovekie  Alle alle  Found: Artic region
Photographed by: Ttphoto


Guillemot, Common aka Guillemot aka Common Murre Uria aalge   Found: north parts of North America, Europe
Photographed by Dick Daniels in Scotland
4) Brindled variant




Genus Cepphus

Guillemot, Black Cepphus grylle   Found: North America (East coast, down to Maine), NW coast of Europe
Photographed by:  1, 2)Dick Daniels in Scotland   3) Dick in Maine
3) Juvenile


Guillemot, Pigeon   Cepphus columba
Photographed by John Ennis



Genus Fratercula

Puffin, Atlantic Fratercula arctica   Found: North Atlantic regions of North America and Great Britain
Photographed by: 1) Roy Longmuir  2) Matt Caldwell  3 - 5) Dick Daniels in Scotland



Puffin, Horned Fratercula corniculata   Found: Northwest coasts of North America.
Photographed by William Perry


Puffin, Tufted Fratercula cirrhata   Found: Northwest coasts of North America.
Photographed by: 1) Jean-Edouard Rozey  2) Steve Estvanik  3) John Ennis



Genus Alca

Razorbill Alca torda   Found: North Atantic coasts, including those of North America
Photographed by Dick Daniels in Great Britain, also present in the Carolinas





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