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Agness, A. M.; Piatt, J. F.; Ha, J. C.; VanBlaricom, G. R. 2008. Effects of vessel activity on the near-shore ecology of Kittlitz's Murrelets (Brachyramphus brevirostris) in Glacier Bay, Alaska. The Auk 125(2): 346-353.
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Arimitsu, M. L.; Piatt, J. F.; Romano, M. D.; Madison, E. N.; Conaway, J. S. 2010. Kittlitz’s and Marbled Murrelets in Kenai Fjords National Park, South-Central Alaska: At-Sea Distribution, Abundance, and Foraging Habitat, 2006-08. USGS Numbered Series. US Geological Survey.
Arimitsu, M.; Piatt, J.; Romano, M.; van Pelt, T. I. 2011. Status and distribution of the Kittlitz’s Murrelet Brachyramphus brevirostris in Kenai Fjords, Alaska. Marine Ornithology 39: 13-22.
BirdLife International. 2008. Critical News. Available at: http://www.birdlife.org/news/news/2008/12/critical_news.html.
Carter, H. R.; Kuletz, K. J. 1995. Mortality of marbled murrelets due to oil pollution in North America. In: Ralph, C.J.; Hunt, G.L.; Raphael, M.G.; Piatt, J.F. (ed.), Ecology and conservation of the marbled murrelet. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-152, pp. 261-269. Pacific Southwest Research Station, Albany.
Day, R. H. 2011. Evaluating Population Trends of Kittlitz’s Murrelets in Alaska. Report for Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation, prepared by ABR, Inc. Environmental Research & Services, Fairbanks.
Day, R. H.; Cooper, B. A.; Telfer, T. C. 2003. Decline of Townsend's (Newell's) Shearwaters (Puffinus auricularis newelli) on Kauai, Hawaii. The Auk 120: 669-679.
Day, R. H.; Gall, A. E.; Prichard, A. K.; Divoky, G. J.; Rojek, N. A. 2011. The status and distribution of Kittlitz’s Murrelet Brachyramphus brevirostris in northern Alaska. Marine Ornithology 39: 53-63.
Day, R. H.; Kuletz, K. J.; Nigro, D. A. 1999. Kittlitz's Murrelet Brachyramphus brevirostris. In: Poole, A.; Gill, F. (ed.), The birds of North America, No. 435, pp. 1-28. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia and the American Ornithologists' Union, Philadelphia and Washington, DC.
Day, R.H.; Nigro, D. A. 2004. Is the Kittlitz's Murrelet exhibiting reproductive problems in Prince William Sound, Alaska? Waterbirds 27: 89-95.
Hoekman, S. T.; Moynahan, B. J.; Lindberg, M. S. 2011. Monitoring Kittlitz’s and marbled murrelets in Glacier Bay National Park: 2010 annual report. Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/SEAN/NRTR. National Park Service, Fort Collins.
Kaler, R. S. A.; Kenney, L. A.; Sandercock, B. K. 2008. Breeding ecology of Kittlitz's Murrelets at Agattu Island, Aleutian Archipelago, Alaska. Abstracts, 35th Annual Meeting of the Pacific Seabird Group, Blaine, Washington, 27 Feb - 2 Mar 2008, pp. 82. Little River, CA, USA, Pacific Seabird Group.
Kirchhoff, M.; Lindell, J. R.; Hodges, J. I. 2014. From critically endangered to least concern? - A revised population trend for the Kittlitz's Murrelet in Glacier Bay, Alaska. Condor 116: 24-34.
Kirchhoff, M.; Smith, M.; Wright, S. 2010. Abundance, population trend, and distribution of Marbled Murrelets and Kittlitz’s Murrelets in Glacier Bay National Park. Final Report to the National Park Service and Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Audubon Alaska, Anchorage.
Kissling, M. L.; Gende, S. M.; Reid, M.; Lewis, S. B.; Lukacs, P. M.; Hatch, N. R. 2008. Discovering nests of a rare non-colonial seabird, the Kittlitz's Murrelet. Abstracts, 35th Annual Meeting of the Pacific Seabird Group, Blaine, Washington, 27 Feb - 2 Mar 2008, pp. 84. Little River, CA, USA, Pacific Seabird Group.
Kissling, M. L.; Reid, M.; Lukacs, P.; Gende. S. M.; Lewis, S. B. 2006. Temporal and spatial variability of Kittlitz's Murrelets in Icy Bay, Alaska. Wings without borders: IV North American Ornithological Conference, October 3-7, 2006, Veracruz, Mexico, pp. 175. American Ornithologists' Union, Waco, TX, USA.
Kissling, M.; Lukacs, P. M.; Lewis, S. B.; Gende, S. M.; Kuletz, K. J.; Hatch, N. R.; Schoen, S. K.; Oehlers, S. 2011. Distribution and abundance of the Kittlitz’s Murrelet Brachyramphus brevirostris in selected areas of south-eastern Alaska. Marine Ornithology 39: 3-11.
Knudson, T. W., Corcoran, R. M., Lovvorn, J. R., Piatt, J. F., and Pyle, W. H. 2014. Breeding Ecology and Behavior of Kittlitz’s Murrelet in Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge.
Kuletz, K. J.; Nations, C. S.; Manly, B.; Allyn, A.; Irons, D. B.; McKnight, A. 2011b. Distribution, abundance, and population trends of the Kittlitz’s Murrelet Brachyramphus brevirostris in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Marine Ornithology 39: 97-109.
Kuletz, K. J.; Speckman, S. G.; Piatt, J. F.; Labunski, E. A. 2011a. Distribution, population status and trends of Kittlitz’s Murrelet Brachyramphus brevirostris in Lower Cook Inlet and Kachemak Bay, Alaska. Marine Ornithology 39: 85-95.
Kuletz, K. J.; Stephensen, S. W.; Irons, D. B.; Labunski, E. A.; Brenneman, K. M. 2003. Changes in distribution and abundance of Kittlitz's Murrelets Brachyramphus brevirostris relative to glacial recession in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Marine Ornithology 31: 133-140.
Madison, E. N.; Piatt, J. F.; Arimitsu, M. L.; Romano, M. D.; Van Pelt, T. I.; Nelson, S. K.; Williams, J. C.; Degange, A. R. 2011. Status and distribution of the Kittlitz’s Murrelet Brachyramphus brevirostris along the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak and Aleutian islands, Alaska. Marine Ornithology 39: 111-122.
Piatt, J. F.; Arimitsu, M.; Drew, G.; Madison, E. N. M.; Bodkin, J.; Romano, M. D. 2011. Status and trend of the Kittlitz’s Murrelet Brachyramphus brevirostris in Glacier Bay, Alaska. Marine Ornithology 39: 65-75.
Stenhouse, I. J.; Studebaker, S.; Zwiefelhofer, D. 2008. Kittlitz's Murrelet Brachyramphus brevirostris in the Kodiak Archipelago, Alaska. Marine Ornithology 36(1): 59-66.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2010. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2011. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2013. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding on a Petition To List Kittlitz's Murrelet as an Endangered or Threatened Species. Federal Register: 61763 -61801.
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BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Kittlitz's Murrelet Brachyramphus brevirostris. Downloaded from
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Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
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