Family

Auks, Murres, and Puffins

Alcidae

18 species in our catalog · found in 22 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderCharadriiformes (Shorebirds and Allies)
FamilyAlcidae (Auks, Murres, and Puffins)

Species in this group

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

Fratercula corniculata

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Uria aalge

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Fratercula cirrhata

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Cerorhinca monocerata

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Cepphus columba

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Brachyramphus marmoratus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Brachyramphus brevirostris

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Aethia psittacula

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Synthliboramphus antiquus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Uria lomvia

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Cepphus grylle

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Ptychoramphus aleuticus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Fratercula arctica

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Synthliboramphus scrippsi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Alca torda

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Synthliboramphus craveri

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Alle alle

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Synthliboramphus hypoleucus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~20%

May

~50%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

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	Daily sighting probability
1	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	11	>90%
	Horned Puffin			~80%
	Common Murre			~70%
	Tufted Puffin			~70%
	Rhinoceros Auklet			~60%
	Pigeon Guillemot			~60%
	Marbled Murrelet			~60%
	Kittlitz's Murrelet			~60%
	Parakeet Auklet			~50%
	Ancient Murrelet			~50%
	Thick-billed Murre			~40%
	Cassin's Auklet			Insufficient data
2	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	8	~60%
	Marbled Murrelet			~30%
	Common Murre			~20%
	Pigeon Guillemot			~20%
	Rhinoceros Auklet			~20%
	Cassin's Auklet			<5%
	Ancient Murrelet			<5%
	Tufted Puffin			<5%
	Horned Puffin			Insufficient data
3	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	11	~60%
	Marbled Murrelet			~20%
	Pigeon Guillemot			~20%
	Common Murre			~10%
	Rhinoceros Auklet			~10%
	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%
	Black Guillemot			~40%
	Razorbill			<5%
	Atlantic Puffin			<5%
	Common Murre			<5%
	Thick-billed Murre			<5%
	Dovekie			<5%
5	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	6	~40%
	Black Guillemot			~30%
	Atlantic Puffin			<5%
	Common Murre			<5%
	Razorbill			<5%
	Thick-billed Murre			<5%
	Dovekie			Insufficient data
6	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10	~40%
	Pigeon Guillemot			~10%
	Rhinoceros Auklet			~10%
	Cassin's Auklet			~10%
	Common Murre			~10%
	Scripps's Murrelet			~10%
	Craveri's Murrelet			~10%
	Horned Puffin			<5%
	Guadalupe Murrelet			<5%
	Ancient Murrelet			<5%
	Marbled Murrelet			Insufficient data
7	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	9	~40%
	Marbled Murrelet			~10%
	Pigeon Guillemot			~10%
	Tufted Puffin			~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	~40%
	Pigeon Guillemot			~10%
	Common Murre			~10%
	Rhinoceros Auklet			~10%
	Marbled Murrelet			~10%
	Ancient Murrelet			<5%
	Cassin's Auklet			<5%
	Tufted Puffin			<5%
9	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	6	~30%
	Black Guillemot			~30%
	Razorbill			<5%
	Dovekie			<5%
	Common Murre			<5%
	Atlantic Puffin			Insufficient data
	Thick-billed Murre			Insufficient data
10	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5	~30%
	Marbled Murrelet			~10%
	Common Murre			~10%
	Pigeon Guillemot			~10%
	Rhinoceros Auklet			<5%
	Ancient Murrelet			Insufficient data
11	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	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	~20%
	Common Murre			~10%
	Razorbill			~10%
	Black Guillemot			<5%
	Dovekie			<5%
	Atlantic Puffin			Insufficient data
13	Thingvellir National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	2	~10%
	Atlantic Puffin			Insufficient data
	Common Murre			Insufficient data
14	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	5	~10%
	Black Guillemot			~10%
	Razorbill			<5%
	Common Murre			Insufficient data
	Dovekie			Insufficient data
	Atlantic Puffin			Insufficient data
15	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2	~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	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Razorbill			Insufficient data
22	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Common Murre			Insufficient data