marbled murrelet
brachyramphus marmoratus latin

Its bill is smaller than that of the Marbled Murrelet.

Marbled murrelet nests have been found in the area.

The Marbled Murrelet, in contrast tends to remain closer to its breeding grounds.

It tends to migrate more than its closest relative the Marbled Murrelet.

The marbled murrelet nests in old growth trees at night, but feeds in the ocean during the day.

It protects pockets of old-growth forest, prime habitat for the marbled murrelet.

The Marbled Murrelet is considered globally endangered, with some evidence of decline across its range over the last few decades.

Other wildlife species of note include the bald eagle, marbled murrelet, wolf, and sitka deer.

Marbled murrelet winter habitat is the same as the nesting and foraging habitat.

The company has been under Federal court order not to cut any trees down until Monday, when the official nesting season of the marbled murrelet ends.

And the marbled murrelet, an endangered seabird, flies miles inland to nest on moss mats.

Marbled murrelet are semicolonial in nesting habits.

A timber industry group said it would sue the federal government unless it reviewed the protected status of the marbled murrelet and spotted owl.

The Marbled Murrelet nests inland in old growth forest, seeking huge conifers with large branches to nest on.

The Marbled Murrelet has declined in number since humans began logging its nest trees in the latter half of the 19th century.

The biggest threat to the marbled murrelet was long considered to be loss of nesting habitat (old-growth and mature forests) to logging.

This island is one of the few areas in Russia where the murrelets (long-billed murrelet, marbled murrelet) are considered common.

The ancient forests provide essential habitat for endangered wildlife such as the spotted owl, marbled murrelet and mountain caribou.

"Close to 9,000 acres of marbled murrelet habitat will be liquidated under this plan," said Kevin Bundy, a spokesman for the organization.

Old-growth redwood stands provide habitat for the federally threatened spotted owl and the California-endangered marbled murrelet.

The first Marbled Murrelet nest ever sighted was located in Big Basin not far from the park headquarters.

The area was long protected as a Marbled Murrelet nesting habitat, but recent changes in environmental law keep loggers out only for the nesting season.

In winter plumage, the Marbled Murrelet has a white neck collar, absent in Long-billed.

Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus).

Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus).

The Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) is a small seabird from the North Pacific.

Gray Jays are suspected but not proven to prey on nests of the threatened marbled murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) in coastal areas of the Pacific Northwest.

However, plans to conserve the spotted owl (Strix occidentalis) and the marbled murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) may help to reduce the decline in numbers of clouded salamanders.

Birds of special concern include the Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) and Northern Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) because of their close association with old- growth and mature redwood forest, which has been heavily impacted by timber harvest since the late 19th century.