Marbled Murrelet

Brachyramphus marmoratus (Gmelin, JF, 1789)

220 gWeight

The marbled murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) is a small seabird from the North Pacific.

Busiest months: May and October–December · Most records: United States, Canada

Endangered

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: May and October–December · Most records: United States, Canada

Marbled Murrelet has been recorded at 50 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Point No PointUnited States3,417 records
Discovery ParkUnited States1,375 records
Gardiner BeachUnited States1,099 records

More places

Clover PointCanada1,096 records
Oak Bay – Cattle PointCanada1,083 records
Rocky Point Bird ObservatoryCanada1,068 records
Edmonds WaterfrontUnited States965 records
Esquimalt LagoonCanada576 records
Pt. Pinos – seawatch onlyUnited States561 records
Neah Bay – town and bay onlyUnited States521 records

Countries and regions with the most records

United States Canada

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The marbled murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) is a small seabird from the North Pacific. It is a member of the family Alcidae, which includes auklets, guillemots, murres and puffins. It nests in old-growth forests or on the ground at higher latitudes where trees cannot grow.

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Questions

How big is the Marbled Murrelet?

The Marbled Murrelet weighs around 220 g.

Where does the Marbled Murrelet live?

Its breeding range: North America: coastal strip of temperate central, eastern North Pacific: Aleutian Islands to central California; nests up to 100 km inland. It is most often recorded in United States and Canada.