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Atlantic Common Murre

Uria aalge aalge

Classification

Class
Aves
Family
Alcidae

The common murre or common guillemot (Uria aalge) is a large auk, one of several species called murre or guillemot. It has a circumpolar distribution, occurring in low-Arctic and boreal waters in the North Atlantic and North Pacific. It spends most of its time at sea, only coming to land to breed on rocky cliff shores or islands.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United Kingdom · 4Netherlands · 3