Auks (Alcidae)
Razorbill (Alca torda) - HBW 3, p. 711
French: Petit Pingouin
German: Tordalk
Spanish: Alca Común
Other common names: Razor-billed Auk
Taxonomy: Alca Torda Linnaeus, 1758, Stora Karlsö, Baltic Sea.
Populations of E Canada, W Greenland, Norway and Murmansk described as race pica, having additional furrow on upper mandible, but not valid as this characteristic now known to be age-related. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- torda Linnaeus, 1758 - E North America (Digges Sound and SE Baffin S to Gulf of Maine), Greenland and E to Bear I, Norway, Denmark, Baltic Sea region, Murmansk and White Sea.
- islandica C. L. Brehm, 1831 - Iceland, Faeroes, Britain, Ireland E to Helgoland, Channel Is and NW France (Brittany).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult with its chick at a nest Locality Farne Islands, Northumberland, England, Great Britain (ssp islandica)
Peter Nash 19 July 2006 5 years ago 50 sec 4.9 -
A close-up of a youg and an adult bird on the ground Locality Varanger Peninsula, Finnmark County, Norway
Javier Ortas 20 June 2010 1 year ago 31 sec 4.8 -
A first winter bird resting in the water. Locality Santoña Marsh Natural Reserve, Santoña, Cantabria, Spain (ssp islandica)
Alex García · Videoaves 7 January 2010 2 years ago 42 sec 4.7 -
A bird flying over the sea Locality Normandie, France (ssp islandica)
Julien Rochefort 31 December 2006 5 years ago 33 sec 4.6 -
A bird on a rock, joined by another one Locality Machias Seal Island, Washington County, Maine, USA (United States) (ssp torda)
Robert Schaefer 19 June 2007 4 years ago 24 sec 4.5 -
A pair preening one another Locality Machias Seal Island, Washington County, Maine, USA (United States) (ssp torda)
Robert Schaefer 19 June 2007 4 years ago 19 sec 4.5
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An adult Razorbill in breeding plumage
Locality Isle of May, Firth of Forth, Scotland, Great Britain (ssp islandica)
Steve Garvie 12 June 2008 2 years ago 4.7 -
Headshot of a Razorbill.
Locality Isle of May, Firth of Forth, Scotland, Great Britain (ssp islandica)
Steve Garvie 27 June 2009 2 years ago 4 -
Very quick flight
Locality Forillon National Park, Quebec, Canada
Guy Poisson 15 July 2007 1 year ago 3.9 -
Alopreening pair at nest
Locality Ireland's Eye, Fingal County, Dublin Region, Ireland
Brendan Marnell 11 July 2008 1 year ago 3.7 -
On a rock
Locality Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve, Quebec, Canada
Guy Poisson 22 June 2009 1 year ago 3.7 -
Two birds flying
Locality Forillon National Park, Quebec, Canada
Guy Poisson 16 July 2008 1 year ago 3.6
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