Alcidae (Auks, Murres, and Puffins)

Species in this group

LC

Cepphus grylle

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

LC

Uria lomvia

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

LC

Fratercula corniculata

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

LC

Uria aalge

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC

Fratercula cirrhata

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

EN

Brachyramphus marmoratus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC

Cepphus columba

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

NT

Brachyramphus brevirostris

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC

Cerorhinca monocerata

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC

Alle alle

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

VU

Fratercula arctica

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Synthliboramphus antiquus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Aethia psittacula

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Alca torda

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

NT

Ptychoramphus aleuticus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

VU

Synthliboramphus craveri

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

VU

Synthliboramphus scrippsi

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

—Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~40%

May

~50%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~30%

Oct

—Nov

—Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Auks, Murres, and Puffins

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 51 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10 of 17	>90%
	Horned Puffin			~70%
	Common Murre			~60%
	Tufted Puffin			~60%
	Marbled Murrelet			~60%
	Pigeon Guillemot			~60%
	Kittlitz's Murrelet			~60%
	Rhinoceros Auklet			~60%
	Ancient Murrelet			~40%
	Parakeet Auklet			~20%
	Thick-billed Murre			~10%
2	Svalbard	🇳🇴 Norway	6 of 17	>90%
	Black Guillemot			~90%
	Thick-billed Murre			~70%
	Dovekie			~50%
	Atlantic Puffin			~40%
	Common Murre			~10%
	Razorbill			<5%
3	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	8 of 17	~70%
	Pigeon Guillemot			~30%
	Marbled Murrelet			~30%
	Common Murre			~20%
	Rhinoceros Auklet			~20%
	Ancient Murrelet			<5%
	Cassin's Auklet			<5%
	Tufted Puffin			<5%
	Horned Puffin			<5%
4	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	6 of 17	~40%
	Black Guillemot			~40%
	Razorbill			<5%
	Atlantic Puffin			<5%
	Common Murre			<5%
	Thick-billed Murre			<5%
	Dovekie			<5%
5	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	7 of 17	~40%
	Pigeon Guillemot			~20%
	Common Murre			~10%
	Rhinoceros Auklet			~10%
	Tufted Puffin			<5%
	Marbled Murrelet			<5%
	Ancient Murrelet			<5%
	Cassin's Auklet			<5%
6	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	7 of 17	~40%
	Marbled Murrelet			~20%
	Pigeon Guillemot			~10%
	Common Murre			~10%
	Rhinoceros Auklet			~10%
	Ancient Murrelet			<5%
	Cassin's Auklet			<5%
	Tufted Puffin			<5%
7	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	4 of 17	~30%
	Black Guillemot			~30%
	Razorbill			<5%
	Dovekie			<5%
	Common Murre			<5%
8	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 17	~30%
	Marbled Murrelet			~10%
	Common Murre			~10%
	Pigeon Guillemot			~10%
	Rhinoceros Auklet			<5%
9	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 17	~30%
	Marbled Murrelet			~10%
	Pigeon Guillemot			~10%
	Horned Puffin			<5%
	Common Murre			<5%
10	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	3 of 17	~20%
	Razorbill			~10%
	Common Murre			~10%
	Atlantic Puffin			~10%
11	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	7 of 17	~20%
	Pigeon Guillemot			~10%
	Rhinoceros Auklet			<5%
	Common Murre			<5%
	Cassin's Auklet			<5%
	Scripps's Murrelet			<5%
	Craveri's Murrelet			<5%
	Ancient Murrelet			<5%
12	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 17	~10%
	Common Murre			~10%
	Razorbill			<5%
	Black Guillemot			<5%
13	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 17	~10%
	Black Guillemot			~10%
	Razorbill			<5%
14	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 17	<5%
	Razorbill			<5%
	Common Murre			<5%
15	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 17	<5%
	Craveri's Murrelet			<5%
16	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 17	<5%
	Razorbill			<5%
17	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1 of 17	<5%
	Razorbill			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Dublin	🇮🇪 Ireland	4 of 17	~30%
	Common Murre			~10%
	Black Guillemot			~10%
	Razorbill			~10%
	Atlantic Puffin			<5%
2	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	7 of 17	~20%
	Pigeon Guillemot			~10%
	Rhinoceros Auklet			~10%
	Common Murre			<5%
	Marbled Murrelet			<5%
	Ancient Murrelet			<5%
	Cassin's Auklet			<5%
	Tufted Puffin			<5%
3	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	6 of 17	~10%
	Parakeet Auklet			<5%
	Pigeon Guillemot			<5%
	Common Murre			<5%
	Marbled Murrelet			<5%
	Rhinoceros Auklet			<5%
	Ancient Murrelet			<5%
4	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	2 of 17	<5%
	Atlantic Puffin			<5%
	Razorbill			<5%
5	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	2 of 17	<5%
	Razorbill			<5%
	Common Murre			<5%
6	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 17	<5%
	Razorbill			<5%
7	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 17	<5%
	Common Murre			<5%
	Cassin's Auklet			<5%
	Pigeon Guillemot			<5%
	Ancient Murrelet			<5%
	Rhinoceros Auklet			<5%
8	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 17	<5%
	Pigeon Guillemot			<5%
	Marbled Murrelet			<5%
	Common Murre			<5%
9	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 17	<5%
	Thick-billed Murre			<5%
	Razorbill			<5%
	Common Murre			<5%
10	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	1 of 17	<5%
	Black Guillemot			<5%
11	Guangzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 17	<5%
	Ancient Murrelet			<5%
12	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 17	<5%
	Razorbill			<5%
	Atlantic Puffin			<5%
13	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 17	<5%
	Razorbill			<5%
	Thick-billed Murre			<5%
14	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 17	<5%
	Common Murre			<5%
15	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 17	<5%
	Common Murre			<5%
	Scripps's Murrelet			<5%
	Ancient Murrelet			<5%
	Rhinoceros Auklet			<5%
	Cassin's Auklet			<5%
16	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 17	<5%
	Razorbill			<5%
17	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 17	<5%
	Razorbill			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Zhuhai Chimelong Ocean Kingdom	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
2	Chimelong Spaceship	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
3	SeaWorld San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
4	SeaWorld Abu Dhabi	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	In captivity
5	Copenhagen Zoo	🇩🇰 Denmark	In captivity
6	The Blue Planet	🇩🇰 Denmark	In captivity
7	Lisbon Oceanarium	🇵🇹 Portugal	In captivity
8	North Carolina Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
9	Bronx Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
10	Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
11	The Maryland Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
12	Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
13	Saint Louis Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
14	Oregon Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
15	Lisbon Zoo	🇵🇹 Portugal	In captivity
16	Tierpark Hagenbeck	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
17	Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
18	Valencia Bioparc	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
19	Alaska Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
20	Loro Parque	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
21	Odense Zoo	🇩🇰 Denmark	In captivity
22	Tokyo Sea Life Park	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
23	Queens Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
24	L'Oceanogràfic	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
25	Como Park Zoo and Conservatory	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
26	Como Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
27	Cornish Seal Sanctuary	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
28	Oregon Coast Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
29	Georgia Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
30	Prospect Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
31	Central Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
32	Aqua World	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
33	Aquarium of the Pacific	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
34	Alaska SeaLife Center	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
35	Monterey Bay Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
36	Newport Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
37	Oklahoma Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
38	Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
39	Seattle Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
40	Oceanium	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
41	National Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
42	Hatfield Visitors Center	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
43	Bed-Stuy Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
44	Centro de Recuperação de Animais Silvestres	🇵🇹 Portugal	In captivity
45	Löbbecke Museum und Aquazoo	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
46	Montreal Biodome	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
47	National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium	🇹🇼 Taiwan	In captivity
48	Oregon Undersea Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
49	Sæheimar Aquarium	🇮🇸 Iceland	In captivity
50	Seattle Marine Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity

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Auks, Murres, and Puffins

Species in this group

Black Guillemot

Thick-billed Murre

Horned Puffin

Common Murre

Tufted Puffin

Marbled Murrelet

Pigeon Guillemot

Kittlitz's Murrelet

Rhinoceros Auklet

Dovekie

Atlantic Puffin

Ancient Murrelet

Parakeet Auklet

Razorbill

Cassin's Auklet

Craveri's Murrelet

Scripps's Murrelet

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Auks, Murres, and Puffins

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found