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Alcidae

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
FAMILY
Published in
<i>Synopsis contents Brit. Mus.</i> (ed. 17): 68

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Aves
order
Charadriiformes
family
Alcidae

Name

Synonyms
Alicidae
Homonyms
Alcidae
Common names
Alcids in English
Alkagiller in Turkish
Alkefugl in Danish
Alkefugle in Danish
Alkefugle in Danish
Alkefugler in Norwegian Bokmål
Alkenvögel in German
Alkfûgels in Western Frisian
Alkiniai in Lithuanian
Alklased in Estonian
Alkák in Hungarian
Alques in French
Auk in Indonesian
Auk in English
Auk in English
Auks in English
Auks in English
Auks in English
Auks in English
Auks in English
Auks in English
Auks in English
Dalıcımartıgiller in Turkish
Guillemots in English
Guillemots in English
Guillemots in English
Guillemots in English
Guillemots in English
Macareux, Guillemots, Pingouins in French
Murrelets in English
Murrelets in English
Murrelets in English
Murrelets in English
Murrelets in English
Murres in English
Murres in English
Murres in English
Murres in English
Murres in English
Puffins in English
Puffins in English
Puffins in English
Puffins in English
Puffins in English
alkefamilien in Norwegian Bokmål
alken in Dutch
alken in Dutch
alki in Polish
alkor in Swedish
alkovité in Slovak

Bibliographic References

  1. (2002) Sveriges fåglar
  2. Alroy (2015) Fossilworks. Gateway to the Paleobiology Database.
  3. Alroy (2015) Fossilworks. Gateway to the Paleobiology Database.
  4. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
  5. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
  6. Harrison, P. (1985). Seabirds: an identification guide. Revised edition. Christopher Helm Publisher. A & C Black: London, UK. ISBN 0-7136-3510-X. 448 pp.
  7. International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Opinion 1081 Addition of Family-group Names based on Alca (Aves) and Alces (Mammalia) to the Official List of Family-group Names in Zoology.Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 34, 25-26 (1977)
  8. Jirle & Lagerqvist (2015) Officiella svenska namn på alla världens fågelfamiljer – Taxonomikommittén SOF/BirdLife Sverige – version 10 (11 februari 2015. ).
  9. Larsson, Ekström, Larsson & Gandemo (2007) Birds of the World [CD]
  10. Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.
  11. van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 375-376
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