Gr.: brakhus=short + rhamphos=bill
and Gr.: perdix=a partridge
World Distribution:
BREEDS: Kamchatka, Sea of Okhotsk coasts, WINTERS: south to Japan
Habitat:
Breeds in old growth conifer forest, otherwise pelagic
Diet:
Mostly small fish, planktonic crustaceans
TitBit:
Unlike most auks, this murrelet breeds in old growth conifer forest some way inland; the single chick is fed for 40 days until it fledges, but then has to find its way to the sea unaccompanied
Records and Distribution
First Record:
Devon, 2006
(Hopkins, D. et al. 2006. Birding World 19:457-64 )
These data should be cited as: Robinson, R.A. (2005) BirdFacts: profiles of birds occurring in Britain & Ireland (v1.1, Jan 2006). BTO Research Report 407, BTO, Thetford (http://www.bto.org/birdfacts)
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Summary of Records by Year
