Auks (Alcidae)
Razorbill (Alca torda)
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
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A close-up of an individual, showing the yellow interior of the mouth Machias Seal Island, Washington County, Maine, USA (torda)
Robert Schaefer 19 June 2007 1 year ago 20 sec 4.6 -
A bird flying over the sea Normandie, France (islandica)
Julien Rochefort 31 December 2006 2 years ago 33 sec 4.6 -
An adult with its chick at a nest Farne Islands, Northumberland, England, UK (islandica)
Peter Nash 19 July 2006 3 years ago 50 sec 4.6 -
A bird on a rock, joined by another one Machias Seal Island, Washington County, Maine, USA (torda)
Robert Schaefer 19 June 2007 1 year ago 24 sec 4.5 -
A pair preening one another Machias Seal Island, Washington County, Maine, USA (torda)
Robert Schaefer 19 June 2007 1 year ago 19 sec 4.5 -
A close-up of a bird looking around Great Saltee, Saltee Islands, Ireland (islandica)
Bill Wayman 31 May 2006 1 year ago 32 sec 4.4
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Headshot of a Razorbill. Isle of May, Firth of Forth, Scotland, UK
Steve Garvie 27 June 2009 1 day ago ADDED TODAY! 4.5 -
An adult standing on a rock, seen through a scope. Maine, USA
Emily Pipher 5 June 2008 11 weeks ago 3.5 -
Two adults laying on a rock. Maine, USA
Emily Pipher 5 June 2008 11 weeks ago 3.3 -
A bird swimming in the harbor Lastres, Colunga, Asturias, Spain (islandica)
Carlos Fabregat 5 September 2007 44 weeks ago 3
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