Kittlitz's Murrelet

Kittlitz's Murrelet

Brachyramphus brevirostris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

Closest Relatives at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

Marbled Murrelet
EN

Marbled Murrelet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Brachyramphus marmoratus

<5% · Rare
Pigeon Guillemot
LC

Pigeon Guillemot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cepphus columba

<5% · Rare
Common Murre
LC

Common Murre

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Uria aalge

<5% · Rare
Tufted Puffin
LC

Tufted Puffin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fratercula cirrhata

<5% · Rare
Rhinoceros Auklet
LC

Rhinoceros Auklet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cerorhinca monocerata

<5% · Rare
Horned Puffin
LC

Horned Puffin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fratercula corniculata

<5% · Rare
Ancient Murrelet
LC

Ancient Murrelet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Synthliboramphus antiquus

<5% · Rare
Thick-billed Murre
LC

Thick-billed Murre

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Uria lomvia

Insufficient data
Cassin's Auklet
NT

Cassin's Auklet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ptychoramphus aleuticus

Insufficient data
Wilson's Snipe
LC

Wilson's Snipe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallinago delicata

30–40% · Possible
Short-billed Gull

Short-billed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus brachyrhynchus

30–40% · Possible
Glaucous-winged Gull
LC

Glaucous-winged Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus glaucescens

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
10–20
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
50–60%
2 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
3 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Kittlitz's Murrelet in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?

About 3% of visitor-days record a Kittlitz's Murrelet sighting in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Kittlitz's Murrelet in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Kittlitz's Murrelet in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park in our monthly data.

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