Alcidae

Fratercula arctica (Atlantic puffin), a species of familia Alcidae.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Alcae
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Chordata Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Aves Subclassis: Carinatae Infraclassis: Neornithes Parvclassis: Neognathae Ordo: Charadriiformes Subordo: Alcae

Familia: Alcidae
Genera: Aethia - Alca - Alle - Brachyramphus - Cepphus - Cerorhinca - Fratercula - †Pinguinus - Ptychoramphus - Synthliboramphus - Uria

Name

Alcidae (Leach, 1820)

Type genus: Alca Linnaeus, 1758

References

• Smith, N.A. 2011: Taxonomic revision and phylogenetic analysis of the flightless Mancallinae (Aves, Pan-Alcidae). ZooKeys, 91: 1–116. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.91.709
• Synopsis contents Brit. Mus. (ed. 17): 68

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Alkenvögel
Frysk: Alkfûgels
Nordfriisk: Alken
norsk bokmål: Alkefugler
Türkçe: Dalıcımartıgiller