C IUCN · LC · Least Concern Charadriiformes Alcidae

Common Murre

Uria aalge

CIOC 2338

Common Murre

Uria aalge

Charadriiformes · Alcidae

Common Murre (Uria aalge).

ATK152

DEF125

XC1041354 · Sonothèque ADVL · CC0 1.0

2277 / 11068

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Illustration · not to scale

Body length: 20 cm
Body Mass: 991.9 g
Wingspan: 70.7 cm
Diet: Aquatic prey
Migration: Migratory

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ATK 152

Dagger-like or spear bill specialized for precision thrusts and instantaneous underwater strike acceleration (ATK 152).

DEF 125

Tightly preened water-repellent oiled plumage resisting freezing currents and dive water resistance (DEF 125).

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How to identify

Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.

Similar species

Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.

Calls & songs

Sonothèque ADVL · Sources & credits

🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: North America & Palearctic: subarctic to temperate (locally Arctic) Northern coasts Habitat: Marine & Coastal

5 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Uria aalge aalge
coastal se Canada, sw Greenland, Iceland, Faroe Is., Scotland, s Norway and Baltic Sea
Uria aalge hyperborea
coastal n Norway to Svalbard and Novaya Zemlya (nw Russia)
Uria aalge albionis
coastal British Isles, Heligoland (n of Germany), nw France and w Iberian Pen.
Uria aalge inornata
coastal Kamchatka, Sakhalin, Kuril and Commander is. (e Russia), s Kuril Is. (n Japan), Teuri I. (nw of Hokkaido; formerly also Hokkaido; n Japan); Aleutian and Bering Sea is. to w Alaska and sw Canada
Uria aalge californica
coastal n Washington to s California (e North Pacific)

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