Bird
Ancient Murrelet
Synthliboramphus antiquus · Alcidae · Charadriiformes
Best monthsJan–Marmost records
Records2,141in 3 countries
Most seen inJapan1,405 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Ancient Murrelet in brief
The ancient murrelet (Synthliboramphus antiquus) is a bird of the Alcidae family — species of bird.
Across the 3 countries we cover it has 2,141 published records, most of them from Japan, South Korea and North Korea. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in January, February and March and fall to their lowest in September and October.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Japan1,405 records · best Feb, Jan
South Korea718 records · best Jan, Dec
North Korea18 records · best Apr, Mar
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.