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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A bird on the ledge. Locality Noss National Nature Reserve, Shetland Islands, Scotland, Great Britain
Jeremiusz Trzaska 10 July 2012 41 weeks ago 33 sec 4.5 -
A close-up of a youg and an adult bird on the ground Locality Varanger Peninsula, Finnmark County, Norway
Javier Ortas 20 June 2010 2 years ago 31 sec 4.5 -
An adult with its chick at a nest Locality Farne Islands, Northumberland, England, Great Britain (ssp islandica)
Peter Nash 19 July 2006 6 years ago 50 sec 4.4 -
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 4.4 -
A close-up of a bird looking around Locality Great Saltee, Saltee Islands, Wexford County, Ireland (ssp islandica)
Bill Wayman 31 May 2006 5 years ago 32 sec 4.4 -
A pair on a breeding cliff Locality North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, Great Britain (ssp islandica)
Peter Nash 9 May 2006 6 years ago 59 sec 4.4
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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 3 years ago 4.6 -
Hiding among rocks, at the top of the cliffs
Locality Látrabjarg, Westfjords Region, Iceland (ssp islandica)
Marco Valentini 8 June 2012 41 weeks ago 4.4 -
A bird sitting at the top of the clifs
Locality Látrabjarg, Westfjords Region, Iceland
Hans Petter Kristoffersen 2 July 2012 24 weeks ago 4.3 -
Headshot of a Razorbill.
Locality Isle of May, Firth of Forth, Scotland, Great Britain (ssp islandica)
Steve Garvie 27 June 2009 3 years ago 4.2 -
courtship.
Locality Hornoya Island, Varanger Fjord, Finnmark County, Norway (ssp torda)
Fran Trabalon 6 June 2012 47 weeks ago 4.1 -
Adult close-up at the nesting site
Locality Látrabjarg, Westfjords Region, Iceland
Marco Valentini 9 June 2012 41 weeks ago 4
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