common murre
E1040377
The common murre is a seabird of the auk family known for its dense breeding colonies on sea cliffs and its diving prowess in cold northern oceans.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| thick-billed murre | 1 |
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
animal
ⓘ
auk ⓘ bird ⓘ seabird ⓘ |
| billColor | black ⓘ |
| binomialName | Uria aalge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyLength | 38–46 cm ⓘ |
| bodyMass | ~945–1044 g ⓘ |
| breedingPlumageColor | blackish-brown upperparts and white underparts ⓘ |
| breedsIn |
Arctic Ocean coasts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ North Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| breedsOn |
rocky islands
ⓘ
sea cliffs ⓘ |
| bridledMorphFeature | white eye-ring with line behind eye ⓘ |
| class | Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 1 egg ⓘ |
| commonName |
common guillemot
ⓘ
common murre ⓘ thin-billed murre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBy | Peter Simon Pallas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dietIncludes |
crustaceans
ⓘ
marine invertebrates ⓘ |
| eggColor | highly variable and spotted ⓘ |
| eggShape | pyriform ⓘ |
| family | Alcidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy | pursuit diving ⓘ |
| forms | dense breeding colonies ⓘ |
| genus | Uria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| hasMorph | bridled morph ⓘ |
| incubationBy | both parents ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| legColor | blackish ⓘ |
| maxDiveDepth | over 100 meters ⓘ |
| migrationPattern | partially migratory ⓘ |
| nestType | bare rock ledge nest ⓘ |
| nonBreedingPlumageColor | more white on face and neck ⓘ |
| order | Charadriiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentalCareBy | both parents ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| predatorsInclude |
foxes at colonies
ⓘ
large gulls ⓘ raptors ⓘ |
| primaryDiet | fish ⓘ |
| rangeCountriesInclude |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| swimsBy | wing-propelled diving ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threatsInclude |
bycatch in fishing gear
ⓘ
climate change impacts on marine food webs ⓘ oil pollution ⓘ overfishing of prey ⓘ |
| vocalizationType | growls and croaks at colonies ⓘ |
| wingspan | 61–73 cm ⓘ |
| winteringArea | offshore northern oceans ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1769 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
thick-billed murre