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Ancient Murrelet

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Ancient Murrelet

Summary

Ancient Murrelet is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (203 views/month, #1,571 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ancient Murrelet's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Ancient Murrelet is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Ancient Murrelet's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Ancient Murrelet is classified within Synthliboramphus[6].
  • Ancient Murrelet's scientific name is Synthliboramphus antiquus[7].
  • Ancient Murrelet's Commons category is recorded as Synthliboramphus antiquus[8].
  • Ancient Murrelet's Commons gallery is recorded as Synthliboramphus antiquus[9].
  • Ancient Murrelet's original combination is recorded as Alca antiquus[10].
  • Ancient Murrelet's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'S. antiquus'}[11].
  • Ancient Murrelet is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ancient Murrelet'}[12].
  • Ancient Murrelet is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Mérgulo antiguo'}[13].
  • Ancient Murrelet is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Silberalk'}[14].
  • Ancient Murrelet is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Guillemot à cou blanc'}[15].
  • Ancient Murrelet is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Urietta canuta'}[16].
  • Ancient Murrelet is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Старик'}[17].
  • Ancient Murrelet is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Zilveralk'}[18].
  • Ancient Murrelet is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Hvidbrynet Dværgalk'}[19].
  • Ancient Murrelet is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Nordstarik'}[20].
  • Ancient Murrelet is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ウミスズメ'}[21].
  • Ancient Murrelet is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'gavotí antic'}[22].
  • Ancient Murrelet is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'alkoun černohrdlý'}[23].
  • Ancient Murrelet is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'vaarörd'}[24].
  • Ancient Murrelet is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'mustakurkkumurri'}[25].
  • Ancient Murrelet is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'kragalka'}[26].
  • Ancient Murrelet is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'ezüstalka'}[27].

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Classification

Ancient Murrelet's scientific name is Synthliboramphus antiquus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Synthliboramphus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[12], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Mérgulo antiguo'}[13], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Silberalk'}[14], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Guillemot à cou blanc'}[15], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Urietta canuta'}[16], and {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Старик'}[17].

Identifiers

Ancient Murrelet's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 4561[28]. Ancient Murrelet's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 28708[29]. Ancient Murrelet's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2481350[30]. Ancient Murrelet's ITIS TSN is recorded as 177008[31].

Why It Matters

Ancient Murrelet ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (203 views/month, #1,571 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wingspan → {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+41.5'}
    Litter size → {'amount': '+1.96'}
    Parent taxon → Synthliboramphus
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