Ancient Murrelet
Synthliboramphus antiquus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyAlcidae (Auks, Murres, and Puffins)
- GenusSynthliboramphus (Synthliboramphus Murrelets)
- SpeciesSynthliboramphus antiquus (Ancient Murrelet)
Closest Relatives at Olympic National Park
Pigeon Guillemot
Cepphus columba
Common Murre
Uria aalge
Rhinoceros Auklet
Cerorhinca monocerata
Marbled Murrelet
Brachyramphus marmoratus
Cassin's Auklet
Ptychoramphus aleuticus
Tufted Puffin
Fratercula cirrhata
Glaucous-winged Gull
Larus glaucescens
California Gull
Larus californicus
Short-billed Gull
Larus brachyrhynchus
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Black Oystercatcher
Haematopus bachmani
Heermann's Gull
Larus heermanni
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenai Fjords National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | Katmai National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Ancient Murrelet in Olympic National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Ancient Murrelet sighting in Olympic National Park, based on 571 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Ancient Murrelet in Olympic National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Ancient Murrelet in Olympic National Park in our monthly data.