Common Murre

Uria aalge - Guillemot de Troïl Guillemot marmette

Systematics

Order
:
Charadriiformes
Family
:
Alcidés
Genus
:
Uria
Species
:
aalge

Descriptor

Pontoppidan, 1763

Biometrics

Size
: 43 cm
Wingspan
: 64 à 71 cm.
Weight
: 850 à 1130 g

Longevity

32 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Common Murre (Uria aalge) is a species of bird in the Alcidae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

Uria aalge aalge (e Canada to Iceland, Scotland, s Norway and the Baltic Sea)
Uria aalge hyperborea (n Norway to Svalbard and nw Russia)
Uria aalge albionis (British Isles to w Iberian Pen.)
Uria aalge inornata (e Korea, Japan through the Bering Sea to w Alaska and sw Canada)
Uria aalge californica (n Washington to California. USA.)

Foreign names

Guillemot de Troïl,
Arao común,
airo-comum,
Trottellumme,
lumma,
Zeekoet,
Uria,
sillgrissla,
Lomvi,
norec tenkozobý,
alkoun úzkozobý,
Lomvie,
etelänkiisla,
somorgollaire comú,
Langvía,
nurzyk (zwyczajny),
tievknābja kaira,
lumna,
Тонкоклювая кайра,
ウミガラス,
崖海鸦,
普通海鴉〔崖海鴉〕,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged) ; Marine Oceanic : Epipelagic (0-200m), Mesopelagic (200-1000m) ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands