Alcidae
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Alcidae is a family of seabirds that includes auks, puffins, murres, and guillemots, known for their diving ability and life in cold northern oceans.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alcidae canonical | 7 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| adaptation |
countershaded plumage
ⓘ
diving ability ⓘ underwater swimming ⓘ wing-propelled diving ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName | auks ⓘ |
| diet |
crustaceans
ⓘ
fish ⓘ marine invertebrates ⓘ |
| distribution |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Ocean
Northern Pacific Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
North Pacific Ocean
Northern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
marine predator
ⓘ
prey for marine mammals ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal waters
ⓘ
marine ⓘ northern oceans ⓘ |
| includes |
auklets
ⓘ
auks ⓘ guillemots ⓘ murrelets ⓘ murres ⓘ puffins ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| movement |
poor fliers compared to other seabirds
ⓘ
strong swimmers ⓘ |
| nestingSite |
burrows
ⓘ
rocky islands ⓘ sea cliffs ⓘ |
| notableGenus |
Alca
ⓘ
Cepphus ⓘ Fratercula ⓘ Uria ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Atlantic puffin
ⓘ
common murre ⓘ razorbill ⓘ thick-billed murre ⓘ |
| order | Charadriiformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | colonial breeder ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| threat |
climate change
ⓘ
introduced predators at colonies ⓘ oil pollution ⓘ overfishing of prey ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.