Ancient Murrelet (Synthliboramphus antiquus)
About the Ancient Murrelet
The ancient murrelet (Synthliboramphus antiquus) is a bird in the auk family. The English term "murrelet" is a diminutive of "murre", a word of uncertain origins, but which may imitate the call of the common guillemot. Ancient murrelets are called "ancient" because they have grey on the back like a shawl, as worn by the elderly.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 5 recordings for this species: 2 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Canada, Spain, United States in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Other birds you can hear here
- American Golden PloverPluvialis dominicarecording
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaearecording
- Barn SwallowHirundo rusticarecording
- Black TernChlidonias nigerrecording
- Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta variarecording
- Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxrecording
These are the birds recorded alongside it, not close relatives — the site holds no other member of its genus or family yet.