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Alcidae

Alcidae is a family in the order Charadriiformes. This database currently files 1 species under it, 1 of them threatened, recorded across 34 countries.

Species filed
1
Threatened
1
Countries recorded
34
With a free photo
100%
Weight range
376 g

What is in Alcidae?

1 genus filed directly under this family.

  1. Fratercula

    atlantic puffin

    1 species

Best-known members of Alcidae

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How threatened is Alcidae?

1 of 1 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.

IUCN categorySpeciesShare of assessed
VUVulnerable1100%

Where is Alcidae recorded?

Species on file in this family with sighting records in each country. Recorded sightings, not natural ranges.

Tanzania: 1 speciesW. Sahara: 1 speciesCanada: 1 speciesUnited States of America: 1 speciesRussia: 1 speciesNorway: 1 speciesGreenland: 1 speciesFrance: 1 speciesIsrael: 1 speciesSweden: 1 speciesPoland: 1 speciesLithuania: 1 speciesGermany: 1 speciesBelgium: 1 speciesNetherlands: 1 speciesPortugal: 1 speciesSpain: 1 speciesIreland: 1 speciesNew Zealand: 1 speciesItaly: 1 speciesDenmark: 1 speciesUnited Kingdom: 1 speciesIceland: 1 speciesFinland: 1 speciesMorocco: 1 speciesTrinidad and Tobago: 1 species
  • None on record
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species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale
  1. United Kingdom1
  2. United States1
  3. Norway1
  4. Canada1
  5. Iceland1
  6. Faroe Islands1
  7. Sweden1
  8. Svalbard & Jan Mayen1
  9. Ireland1
  10. Spain1
  11. France1
  12. Russia1
  13. Greenland1
  14. Portugal1
  15. Netherlands1
  16. St. Pierre & Miquelon1
  17. Isle of Man1
  18. Denmark1
  19. Belgium1
  20. Germany1

All species in Alcidae

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Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusWeightCountries
Atlantic puffinFratercula arcticaAlcidaeVulnerable376 g34