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Auks are represented by 18 species. 6 or 7 of these species breeds in Japan, especially ‘Spectacled Guillemot’ and ‘Japanese Murrelet’ are japanese endemic species.
- Common Guillemot Uria aalge
- Brunnich’s Guillemot Uria lomvia
- Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
- Pigeon Guillemot Cepphus columba
- Spectacled Guillemot Cepphus carbo
- Long-billed Murrelet Brachyramphus perdix
- Kittlitz’s Murrelet Brachyramphus brevirostris
- Rhinoceros Auklet Cerorhinca monocerata
- Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus
- Japanese Murrelet Synthliboramphus wumizusume
- Dovekie Alle alle
- Cassin’s Auklet Ptychoramphus aleuticus
- Parakeet Auklet Cyclorhynchus psittacula
- Least Auklet Aethia pusilla
- Whiskered Auklet Aethia pygmaea
- Crested Auklet Aethia cristatella
- Tufted Puffin Fratercula cirrhata
- Horned Puffin Fratercula corniculata
