Thick-billed Murre
Thick-billed Murre · BirdGacha
2276 / 11068
Illustration · not to scale
- Body Mass
- 964 g
- Diet
- Aquatic prey
- Migration
- Migratory
⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale
Dagger-like or spear bill specialized for precision thrusts and instantaneous underwater strike acceleration (ATK 138).
Tightly preened water-repellent oiled plumage resisting freezing currents and dive water resistance (DEF 112).
* These descriptions interpret game abilities, not measured physical strength. Generated scores use body mass, rarity and balancing rules; legacy cards retain manual values.
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
steve · Sources & credits
🌍 Range & Habitat
4 · Subspecies & regional ranges
- Uria lomvia lomvia
coastal ne, se Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Jan Mayen (ne of Iceland), n Scandinavia, Svalbard (n of Norway) to Novaya Zemlya (nw Russia)
- Uria lomvia eleonorae
coastal e Taymyr Pen. to New Siberia Is. (nc Russia)
- Uria lomvia heckeri
Wrangel and Herald is. (n of ne Siberia) and Chukchi Pen. (ne Siberia)
- Uria lomvia arra
coastal Kamchatka, Sea of Okhotsk, Kuril and Commander is. (e Russia), Aleutian Is., w, se Alaska, n Yukon (nw Canada)
Frequently asked questions
What is its scientific name?
Uria lomvia
Which family does it belong to?
Auks (Alcidae)
Where is it found?
North America & Palearctic: Holarctic & high and low Arctic (locally temperate) coasts
Sources & credits
📖 Open Full Article on Wikipedia- IOC World Bird List 15.2 ↗
- AVONET ↗
- Bird illustration credits ↗ · huashu-bird-sticker · PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0
- Illustration reference ↗ · Christoph Moning · CC BY
