Family

Auks, Murres, and Puffins

Alcidae

18 species in our catalog · found in 21 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Fratercula corniculata

70–80% · Very likely

Uria aalge

70–80% · Very likely

Fratercula cirrhata

70–80% · Very likely

Cerorhinca monocerata

60–70% · Likely

Cepphus columba

60–70% · Likely

Brachyramphus marmoratus

60–70% · Likely

Brachyramphus brevirostris

50–60% · Likely

Aethia psittacula

50–60% · Likely

Synthliboramphus antiquus

Uria lomvia

Cepphus grylle

Fratercula arctica

Ptychoramphus aleuticus

0–10% · With luck

Synthliboramphus scrippsi

0–10% · With luck

Alca torda

0–10% · With luck

Synthliboramphus craveri

0–10% · With luck

Alle alle

<5% · Rare

Synthliboramphus hypoleucus

<5% · Rare

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

40–50

Jan

40–50

Feb

30–40

Mar

40–50

Apr

20–30

May

40–50

Jun

30–40

Jul

40–50

Aug

30–40

Sep

40–50

Oct

40–50

Nov

40–50

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Auks, Murres, and Puffins

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	11	90–100%
	Horned Puffin			70–80%
	Common Murre			70–80%
	Tufted Puffin			70–80%
	Rhinoceros Auklet			60–70%
	Pigeon Guillemot			60–70%
	Marbled Murrelet			60–70%
	Kittlitz's Murrelet			50–60%
	Parakeet Auklet			50–60%
	Ancient Murrelet			50–60%
	Thick-billed Murre			40–50%
	Cassin's Auklet			Insufficient data
2	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	8	50–60%
	Marbled Murrelet			20–30%
	Common Murre			10–20%
	Pigeon Guillemot			10–20%
	Rhinoceros Auklet			10–20%
	Cassin's Auklet			<5%
	Ancient Murrelet			<5%
	Tufted Puffin			<5%
	Horned Puffin			Insufficient data
3	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	11	50–60%
	Marbled Murrelet			20–30%
	Pigeon Guillemot			10–20%
	Common Murre			10–20%
	Rhinoceros Auklet			10–20%
	Ancient Murrelet			<5%
	Scripps's Murrelet			Insufficient data
	Parakeet Auklet			Insufficient data
	Cassin's Auklet			<5%
	Tufted Puffin			<5%
	Horned Puffin			<5%
	Thick-billed Murre			Insufficient data
4	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	6	40–50%
	Black Guillemot			30–40%
	Razorbill			<5%
	Atlantic Puffin			<5%
	Common Murre			<5%
	Thick-billed Murre			<5%
	Dovekie			<5%
5	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	6	30–40%
	Black Guillemot			30–40%
	Atlantic Puffin			<5%
	Common Murre			<5%
	Razorbill			<5%
	Thick-billed Murre			<5%
	Dovekie			Insufficient data
6	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10	30–40%
	Pigeon Guillemot			10–20%
	Rhinoceros Auklet			0–10%
	Cassin's Auklet			0–10%
	Common Murre			0–10%
	Scripps's Murrelet			0–10%
	Craveri's Murrelet			0–10%
	Horned Puffin			<5%
	Guadalupe Murrelet			<5%
	Ancient Murrelet			<5%
	Marbled Murrelet			Insufficient data
7	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	9	30–40%
	Marbled Murrelet			10–20%
	Pigeon Guillemot			10–20%
	Tufted Puffin			0–10%
	Horned Puffin			<5%
	Common Murre			<5%
	Kittlitz's Murrelet			Insufficient data
	Ancient Murrelet			Insufficient data
	Thick-billed Murre			Insufficient data
	Parakeet Auklet			Insufficient data
8	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	7	30–40%
	Pigeon Guillemot			10–20%
	Common Murre			10–20%
	Rhinoceros Auklet			10–20%
	Marbled Murrelet			0–10%
	Ancient Murrelet			<5%
	Cassin's Auklet			<5%
	Tufted Puffin			<5%
9	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	6	30–40%
	Black Guillemot			30–40%
	Razorbill			<5%
	Dovekie			<5%
	Common Murre			<5%
	Atlantic Puffin			Insufficient data
	Thick-billed Murre			Insufficient data
10	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5	20–30%
	Marbled Murrelet			10–20%
	Common Murre			10–20%
	Pigeon Guillemot			0–10%
	Rhinoceros Auklet			<5%
	Ancient Murrelet			Insufficient data
11	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10	10–20%
	Marbled Murrelet			<5%
	Pigeon Guillemot			<5%
	Common Murre			<5%
	Kittlitz's Murrelet			<5%
	Tufted Puffin			<5%
	Rhinoceros Auklet			<5%
	Horned Puffin			<5%
	Ancient Murrelet			<5%
	Thick-billed Murre			Insufficient data
	Cassin's Auklet			Insufficient data
12	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	5	10–20%
	Common Murre			0–10%
	Razorbill			0–10%
	Black Guillemot			<5%
	Dovekie			<5%
	Atlantic Puffin			Insufficient data
13	Thingvellir National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	2	0–10%
	Atlantic Puffin			Insufficient data
	Common Murre			Insufficient data
14	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	5	0–10%
	Black Guillemot			0–10%
	Razorbill			<5%
	Common Murre			Insufficient data
	Dovekie			Insufficient data
	Atlantic Puffin			Insufficient data
15	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2	0–10%
	Common Murre			Insufficient data
	Razorbill			<5%
16	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	4	<5%
	Common Murre			<5%
	Razorbill			<5%
	Black Guillemot			Insufficient data
	Atlantic Puffin			Insufficient data
17	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Ancient Murrelet			Insufficient data
18	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	4	<5%
	Cassin's Auklet			<5%
	Guadalupe Murrelet			<5%
	Craveri's Murrelet			Insufficient data
	Scripps's Murrelet			Insufficient data
19	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Craveri's Murrelet			<5%
20	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	5	<5%
	Black Guillemot			Insufficient data
	Atlantic Puffin			Insufficient data
	Dovekie			Insufficient data
	Common Murre			Insufficient data
	Razorbill			Insufficient data
21	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Common Murre			Insufficient data

Auks, Murres, and Puffins

Species in this group

Horned Puffin

Common Murre

Tufted Puffin

Rhinoceros Auklet

Pigeon Guillemot

Marbled Murrelet

Kittlitz's Murrelet

Parakeet Auklet

Ancient Murrelet

Thick-billed Murre

Black Guillemot

Atlantic Puffin

Cassin's Auklet

Scripps's Murrelet

Razorbill

Craveri's Murrelet

Dovekie

Guadalupe Murrelet

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Auks, Murres, and Puffins

Parks Ranked